- Trauma informed
- Skill building
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About Rachel
Rachel Khan-McCroy is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with over a decade of experience. She approaches therapy as a collaboration, listening closely and helping people notice their strengths. Her work often centers on trauma, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
Rachel draws on straightforward techniques to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps break down unhelpful thoughts and create new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness Therapy offer concrete skills for emotion regulation and staying grounded.
Her background includes work with people facing PTSD, complex grief, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, postpartum issues, disordered eating, and addiction. She has also supported people in palliative and end-of-life care, those affected by HIV/AIDS, people with substance use histories, and individuals who experienced incarceration.
Rachel emphasizes creating coping strategies that fit daily life. She helps clients identify specific skills they can try between sessions, such as journaling or behavior experiments. The approach is practical and person-focused rather than one-size-fits-all.
She sees language as important in healing and conducts sessions in English. Rachel accepts international clients and works to make scheduling and therapy goals clear from the start.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to what matters most to the person and shaping sessions around their goals. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow the client's lead and adjust pace and topics in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses small experiments to change patterns. Delivered online, CBT often includes homework like tracking thoughts or trying new behaviors between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving how people cope day to day; online sessions can combine teaching skills with practice and review of real-life use.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That collaborative process helps shape which techniques are emphasized and how sessions are structured.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes regular appointments more practical for people living far from a therapist's office. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, journaling tasks, and skill practice to an online setting so progress continues between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly help address?
She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues.
What is her style in sessions?
Rachel takes a collaborative, client-centered approach and uses practical skills. She listens first, then helps people build coping strategies they can use between sessions.
What kinds of experience does she bring?
She has about 11 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including PTSD, complex grief, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and addiction.
Where is she licensed and based?
Rachel holds LCSW credentials and is licensed in New Jersey and New York. Her practice is listed as based in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. She also notes that she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.