About Raquel
Raquel Ortiz Terron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades of practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the strain of life changes. She also supports issues around self-esteem and family concerns in a practical, down-to-earth way.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Sessions focus on what a person is facing now and what they want to change. Raquel matches the conversation and plan to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
Raquel draws on several evidence-informed approaches to guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to reduce reactivity and stay present.
Client-centered work keeps the person’s goals and values at the center of each session. Over 22 years Raquel has supported people through panic, obsessive thoughts, postpartum depression, seasonal shifts, social anxiety, phobias, and relationship communication problems. She also addresses concerns such as paranoia, personality-related difficulties, and compulsive behaviors when they come up in therapy.
Raquel speaks English and Spanish and practices from New Jersey. She holds LCSW credentials in New York and New Jersey and tailors her work so people can take small, doable steps toward better coping and clearer choices.
Online approaches that fit your life
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s goals and priorities. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what matters most to the client, helping them set steps they can actually try between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot patterns of thinking and behavior that increase anxiety or low mood. It uses simple experiments and small changes to reduce symptoms like panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, or avoidance.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These exercises are useful for stress, social anxiety, and coping with life transitions because they help people respond rather than react.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision shapes the treatment plan and any homework between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in formats that suit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper interaction is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins and ongoing support easier to fit into a busy day, and they can keep momentum between longer sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English, Spanish