- CBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Solution-focused work
About Rachel
Rachel Kriegel is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey with over 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who struggle with stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, self-esteem, career concerns, and the challenges of life transitions. Rachel also addresses issues related to LGBT identity, abandonment, adoption and foster care history, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her sessions focus on clear conversation and practical steps. She listens to the story someone brings and helps identify small changes that feel doable. Rachel uses straightforward tools to manage anxiety, boost motivation, and rebuild confidence in everyday life.
Rachel draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to look at the thoughts that keep people stuck. She mixes in solution-focused methods to set short-term goals and make progress that can be measured week to week. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when clients want help finding what will keep them moving forward.
In session she tends to be direct and collaborative. Conversations move between exploring feelings and testing small behavior changes. Work may include setting brief experiments, tracking thoughts and noticing when patterns repeat.
Clients who come with long-standing guilt or shame often focus first on where those feelings live in daily habits and relationships. Rachel helps name the triggers and then tries options aimed at reducing their hold. She guides practical steps rather than promising quick fixes.
How her approaches fit into online work
Rachel uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy as core tools. CBT helps people notice and test the thoughts that fuel anxiety or self-criticism, then try different behaviors to see if things change. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, concrete goals and practical steps that can produce quick momentum in daily life.She also draws on motivational interviewing when clients want help clarifying what matters and building internal reasons to change. This approach is conversational and aims to increase motivation by exploring values and next steps rather than forcing a plan.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before deciding which approach to use. That choice is made together, so clients have a say in how sessions proceed.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals can use this flexibility to focus on practical skills, plan brief experiments between sessions, and troubleshoot how new habits fit into everyday routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, and LGBT concerns. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses conversational work to identify thoughts and patterns that keep guilt or shame active. Practical steps and small behavioral experiments are used to test new ways of responding.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has over 10 years of professional experience working with adults on the issues listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
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