Rachel Bertrand is a licensed clinician in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes.
01About Rachel
Rachel Bertrand is a licensed clinician in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She guides clients working on self-esteem, relationship challenges, and parenting concerns in clear, practical ways. Rachel uses straightforward conversation and proven strategies to help people find more balance and confidence.
Rachel favors short-term skills and longer-term exploration depending on what a person needs. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to address thoughts and values.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are used to build emotional regulation and present-moment awareness. Her background includes seven years of clinical experience and a credential as an IL LCPC. That mix of experience and licensure gives her familiarity with a wide range of concerns, including depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, grief, and eating issues.
Rachel also focuses on gender dysphoria, LGBT matters, and women's issues when they are part of a person's story. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Rachel helps people set clear goals, try out new skills between sessions, and notice what is working.
She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when these come up, and helps people strengthen communication and boundaries. People who prefer a warm, practical therapist often find her style useful. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine and comfort.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.016502 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1891593364 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rachel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Rachel names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
These are the methods Rachel names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Online techniques and evidence-based approaches
Rachel commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in online work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life while learning to sit with difficult thoughts. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and will adapt techniques over time based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions with face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a person prefers not to use video. Short check-ins or real-time problem solving can be handled through live chat or text messaging, which also helps people fit therapy into a busy schedule.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Rachel works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, and relationship and family problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, using clear conversation, practical skills, and mindfulness to help people reach their goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked with a range of issues including attachment, abandonment, communication problems, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an IL LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.
Can sessions be held in other languages or from outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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