- Compassionate support
- Skill-based tools
- Values informed care
About Rachel
Rachel Anauo is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She supports individuals dealing with relationship strain, life changes, addiction concerns, and challenges tied to family of origin or intimacy. Rachel writes plainly and meets people where they are, helping them take small steps toward feeling better.
Rachel draws on 15 years of clinical experience and a values-based perspective in her work. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can name what is hard and try practical ways to cope. Sessions often focus on skills for managing strong feelings, making decisions, and rebuilding self-worth after loss or betrayal.
Her approach blends short-term, goal-focused techniques with narrative and mindfulness methods. This mix lets clients identify unhelpful patterns, practice different ways of thinking, and build steadier day-to-day routines. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change or facing substance-related concerns.
Rachel pays attention to the parts of life that influence mental health, such as caregiver stress, body image, and codependency concerns. She also supports people working through forgiveness, abandonment wounds, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. The aim is practical progress: clearer choices, healthier boundaries, and stronger coping skills.
People who choose Rachel can expect collaborative planning and straightforward tools they can use between sessions. Her work is intended to help people find greater stability, purpose, and resilience in everyday life.
How Rachel's approaches translate to online care
Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage thoughts and day-to-day mood. CBT focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase emotional steadiness.She also uses Motivational Interviewing when someone feels uncertain about making changes. This approach uses open questions and reflective listening to help a person find their own reasons to shift behavior, which is useful for substance concerns or habit change.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan over time so it feels workable and relevant.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can more easily fit appointments into a busy day, avoid travel time, and pick formats that match energy levels or bandwidth constraints. Online work can also make follow-up practice between sessions easier to maintain.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem, as well as relationship strain, addiction-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
What is Rachel's therapy style like?
Her style combines practical, goal-focused techniques with mindfulness and narrative methods to help clients change patterns and develop coping skills.
How long has she worked in counseling?
Rachel has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, trauma, and emotional challenges.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with Rachel?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.