About Rachel
Rachel Weinstein is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She speaks English and Hebrew and draws on over two decades of clinical experience. Rachel aims to create a calm space where a worried parent or an overwhelmed person can talk through what matters most right now.
Her work comes from practical problem solving and steady listening. Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Rachel also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma or painful memories are part of the picture. She explains options clearly and tailors work to each person’s needs. Before independent practice, Rachel worked in a range of medical settings including nursing homes, hospitals, and hospice.
That background shaped her approach to caregiving concerns, chronic illness, and end of life matters. She brings experience with blended family issues, aging and geriatric topics, and caregiver stress. Common concerns she addresses include parenting strain, intimacy issues, anger, self esteem, and coping with change.
She also supports people facing cancer, chronic pain, or complex health situations, and helps those processing abandonment or family of origin problems. Sessions are offered in formats that fit busy lives, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Rachel uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How EMDR and remote sessions can help
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a structured approach for processing painful memories and trauma. It uses guided attention and recall to help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and related reactions. This can be helpful for people dealing with past abuse, accidents, or other traumatic events.Rachel blends trauma-focused work with direct, practical support for everyday problems like anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and caregiver stress. Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk about options, try methods that fit your goals, and adjust the plan as you progress.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be a shorter check-in or help when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit into busy days or provide a flexible way to share updates between sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare, or medical appointments while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Hebrew