- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Rachel
Rachel Khan-McCroy is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and New York with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Rachel also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems.
She views the person as the expert on their own story. Her role is to listen, reflect strengths, and help identify coping skills that fit daily life. She uses several evidence-informed approaches and draws on practical tools such as journaling and harm-reduction ideas when helpful.
In sessions she often blends Client-Centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. That can look like noticing thoughts that intensify shame, trying small behavior changes, and practicing brief grounding or breathing exercises between appointments. Rachel also brings elements of DBT and the Gottman Method when relevant to communication and emotion regulation.
Her background includes work with people affected by incarceration, substance use, HIV/AIDS, palliative and end-of-life care, and military service. She has clinical experience supporting people with PTSD, complex grief, bipolar disorder, postpartum mood concerns, disordered eating, and addiction.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Rachel helps people map what feels overwhelming, test small changes, and build clearer ways to handle guilt and shame around relationships, health, and past events. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
How Rachel’s approaches translate to online work
Rachel commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy in her practice. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting your perspective so you can clarify what matters. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses small experiments to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy introduces short practices to notice bodily sensations and emotional shifts, which can reduce the intensity of shame or rumination.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Rachel treats that as a collaborative process. She will talk with you about your goals, try specific techniques, and adjust what she uses based on what helps you most over time.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people use sessions for focused skills practice, such as trying a CBT exercise between meetings or rehearsing a difficult conversation using Gottman-informed communication tools.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like attachment, body image, and chronic illness.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She combines Client-Centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness to help you notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working in a range of settings, including palliative care and substance use services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and New York and practices from New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list session formats. Confirm the available session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.