Rachel Lauria, LCSW

Rachel Lauria is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She focuses on helping carers and others who are juggling difficult emotions and responsibilities. Rachel aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Rachel helps people build self-compassion, strengthen communication, and find steps that fit their daily life. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than a single rigid plan.

Rachel draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered ideas. That mix lets her address unhelpful thoughts, manage intense feelings, and practice new ways of relating to oneself and others. She encourages small changes that often make life feel more manageable.

Over three years of practice, Rachel has worked with people facing adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, relationship communication problems, grief and end-of-life concerns, and OCD symptoms. She also helps with control issues, guilt, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients can expect clear goals, practical skills, and compassionate listening. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy option and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. ACT is often used for anxiety, stress, and finding direction during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and compulsions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple, present-moment practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm; it pairs well with ACT and CBT for managing stress and difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one method will be best from the start.

Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to keep continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals adapt exercises like CBT worksheets, ACT values work, and mindfulness practices to an online setting so progress stays practical and usable.