Rachel Lauria, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Rachel

Rachel Lauria is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on common parenting and family concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She places straightforward emotional support and practical skills at the center of sessions. Her style is calm and collaborative, aimed at helping people gain clarity and steady routines when life feels overwhelming.

She uses several evidence-based methods to meet goals families often bring to therapy.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness practices are core tools she draws on. Sessions mix short-term skills training with attention to long-standing patterns that affect daily life and relationships. Rachel trained and practices in New York and holds an LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker.

She has three years of post-licensure experience working with people facing trauma, mood concerns, and caregiver stress. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care related issues and attachment challenges. In sessions she helps people improve communication, manage guilt and shame, and handle the practical side of transitions like separation or end-of-life planning.

She also supports coping with chronic illness, pain, and caregiver burnout using grounded, doable strategies. Conversations tend to focus on small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions. Rachel offers remote formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.

She will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that fit their life and goals.

Therapy approaches and what to expect online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and moving through life changes by focusing on actionable steps rather than getting stuck in worry.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and mood-related concerns and emphasizes skills you can practice between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These techniques pair well with ACT and CBT and are helpful for managing stress, caregiving strain, and chronic pain.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most, so treatment is collaborative and flexible.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering more ways to connect around busy family schedules. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into real life and to use short check-ins or messages for support between longer meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and family problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions blend practical skills, emotional reflection, and work on communication to help with daily life challenges.

What training and experience does she have?

She holds an LCSW and has three years of professional experience. Her background includes work related to mood disorders, trauma, and caregiving issues.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in New York with the credential NY LCSW 098265 and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and 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, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 3 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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