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Online therapist

Rachel DiPippo

Compassionate support for family and relationship strain

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rachel

Rachel DiPippo is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, depression, trauma, grief, and related concerns. Her style is practical and collaborative; she helps clients set goals and works with them step by step.

Sessions are focused on what the client needs right now. Rachel listens and asks questions to uncover patterns behind difficult thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

She uses straightforward tools to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Rachel draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and habits. She also uses Client-Centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person’s values and goals.

Mindfulness practices are offered to calm the body and increase present-moment awareness. Her experience includes working with individuals, couples, and families across many settings. That background informs a flexible approach when addressing family and parenting concerns and other relationship issues.

She aims to help clients find practical steps they can try between sessions. Rachel describes her role as someone who walks alongside clients rather than tells them what to do. She encourages exploration of the drivers behind unwanted behavior and supports finding new ways forward.

The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping clients clarify their own goals. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead and supports what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes to behavior. CBT works well through video or phone sessions because it involves clear exercises and homework that can be reviewed together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can change over time as progress is made and circumstances shift, and the therapist will check in so plans stay useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule, get support between appointments, and keep momentum when life gets hectic. Licensed professionals can use these formats to share tools, practice skills, and track progress in ways that suit each family or individual.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rachel address in therapy?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and anger concerns, self esteem, bipolar, ADHD, and other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, helps set goals, and uses straightforward tools clients can try between sessions.
What is Rachel's background and experience?
Rachel holds a master’s in clinical mental health counseling and has 22 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families in various settings.
What credentials and location details are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - RI LMHC MHC00525, and practices from Rhode Island.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Rhode Island
Languages
English

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