- Client-centered care
- CBT and mindfulness
- Focus on sleep
About Rachel
Rachel Chernow is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, or addictive behaviors. She speaks plain language and aims to make the first visit feel straightforward and manageable.
Rachel centers the early work on building a strong working relationship. She brings a warm, caring presence and listens first to understand each person's daily struggles and goals. From there she and the client set practical, achievable steps to reduce distress and improve sleep, mood, and functioning.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. That means conversations that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new coping strategies, and practice simple attention and relaxation exercises. Sessions often focus on what to try between visits so change can happen outside the room.
Rachel's background includes community-based practice and private practice work after completing a master’s degree in clinical counseling at Johns Hopkins University. Her long experience includes supporting people facing grief, relationship problems, parenting strains, trauma, and career stress.
She works with people navigating life changes, mood instability, ADHD-related concerns, and caregiver fatigue. People seeking help for sleep or rest problems can bring those struggles into sessions and work on practical routines and coping tools tailored to their life.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and making the plan fit the person's needs. Online sessions still begin with the therapist getting to know what matters most, and adjustments are made from there to match each person's goals and pace.Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. In an online setting this often means setting short homework tasks, practicing new ways of thinking between sessions, and using brief skill drills during meetings to improve mood and sleep.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and calming practices. These can be guided during a session and then practiced daily to help with stress and rest problems.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods to try first and will check in regularly to see what is helping. That way the plan shifts if something isn’t a good fit.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills in the settings where they live and sleep.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Rachel help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma, parenting strain, ADHD concerns, and related issues like guilt, isolation, and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, with practical cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness exercises used when helpful. Sessions emphasize collaboration and real-world strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of counseling experience and has worked in both community-based and private practice settings after earning a master’s degree in clinical counseling.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds the LCPC credential in Maryland and practices there.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What does therapy cost and how are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.