Rachel Chernow, LCPC

Rachel Chernow is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are managing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and the everyday strain of parenting and work. Rachel aims to make the first step feel manageable and approachable for people who are worried or unsure about reaching out.

She emphasizes building a trusting relationship at the start of work together. That means listening carefully, offering steady support, and shaping goals together so sessions feel relevant and practical. Rachel draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in each person's experience.

Rachel also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral changes. She includes mindfulness-based practices to help reduce rumination and increase present-moment focus. These approaches are mixed to meet the needs of the person sitting across from her, rather than applied in a fixed formula.

Her background includes a Master’s degree in clinical counseling from Johns Hopkins University and many years working in private practice and community settings. The mix of settings has given experience with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, anger, and relationship difficulties.

Rachel works collaboratively to set clear, achievable steps and tracks progress over time. If someone wants to start, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment when they are ready.

How her approaches translate to online work

Rachel uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's concerns and priorities, which means the therapist listens closely and helps the client shape goals that matter to them. This approach supports people who need emotional support and clearer direction.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tests small changes that can reduce symptoms. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and habit patterns related to addictions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and everyday routines and then help decide which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is tracked.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find these practical benefits help therapy become a regular part of life.