- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Strengths-based care
About Rachel
Rachel Bastien-Chilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She listens with curiosity and warmth, and creates space for honest conversation without rushing to fix everything at once. Sessions tend to move at a pace that feels manageable and human. Rachel brings a calm presence and a touch of humor to make hard conversations easier to sit with.
With 11 years in mental health and crisis work, she draws on experience supporting people through intense transitions and upsetting life events. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, which means she looks for what’s already working in a person’s life and builds on it. Therapy blends present-focused work on thoughts, emotions, and relationships with gentle attention to how past experiences still shape today.
Clients can expect sessions that alternate between reflective exploration and practical problem-solving. Rachel aims to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small, workable changes. She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes and tailors the pace to each person’s needs.
She also supports people dealing with issues like attachment concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, blended family challenges, cancer-related struggles, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Rachel honors each person’s story and works to strengthen resilience and self-understanding.
Her style is genuine and grounded. Rachel stays engaged and real in sessions, offering thoughtful feedback while encouraging clients to use their own strengths as the basis for change.
How Rachel Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Rachel draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, helping people break cycles that keep anxiety or low mood going. This kind of work can be useful for depression, anxiety, and stress-related problems.Another approach centers on strengthening coping skills and drawing on personal strengths. It helps people handle life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the aftermath of traumatic events like natural or human-caused disaster by building small, manageable routines and strategies.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals, worries, and what feels helpful, then try methods that fit their needs. She adjusts the plan as progress and preferences emerge so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It can also let sessions be shorter check-ins or longer deep work days depending on what a person needs.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related areas like caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, combining honest, compassionate conversation with practical steps. Sessions can be reflective or goal-focused depending on what helps most.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience in mental healthcare and crisis work, supporting people through difficult transitions and intense emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.