About Rachael
Rachael Considine helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with depression, anger, sleep problems, ADHD, and concerns related to gender identity and obsessive thoughts. Rachael is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with six years of professional experience.
Rachael works from the belief that each person knows their own story best. She listens first and offers practical tools based on what the person brings to the room.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit into daily life rather than overwhelming plans. Her approach blends client-centered listening with clear techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She also draws on motivational interviewing and narrative work to help people reframe difficult experiences and find motivation for change.
That mix helps with both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns. In a typical session she will listen for strengths, help you spot unhelpful thinking, and try out concrete coping strategies together. For parents she offers ideas that can make day-to-day caregiving feel more manageable.
For people with trauma or grief she aims to move at a pace that feels tolerable while addressing what causes the most distress. Rachael keeps language straightforward and focuses on what a person can do between sessions. She works with people who want practical help and a supportive space to try new ways of handling life’s challenges.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities, helping them name strengths and choose what to work on. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and decisions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to change behaviors and mood. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and obsessive thinking because it breaks problems into concrete steps.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These skills can help with stress, anger, sleep issues, and coping with strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their goals and preferences. That may mean trying CBT techniques for a few sessions, mixing in mindfulness practices, or focusing on narrative work to reframe difficult experiences.
Online formats offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for in-depth sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit easily into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, on-the-go coping tools, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people make therapy fit their life and schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English