- Focused on anxiety
- Practical coping skills
- Respectful and direct
About Rachel
Rachel Stankus is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Texas. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, panic attacks, workplace strain, and relationship concerns. She also helps with self-esteem, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and issues tied to being a first responder.
She uses clear, respectful conversation to build a plan that fits each person. Rachel adapts sessions to the situation and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable and less overwhelming.
Her background includes three years of professional experience working with people coping with addiction, trauma and abuse, career challenges, and depression. Rachel draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps the work focused on real problems and goals. She explains options and works with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to the client. Rachel listens for patterns that make daily life harder and suggests small changes to test in real time. She emphasizes skill-building and clear goals that help people feel more in control.
People who reach out are invited to start with a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The aim is steady progress through practical, understandable steps rather than quick fixes.
How evidence-based methods shape online care
Rachel works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life skills. One common approach involves teaching coping and breathing strategies that help reduce panic symptoms and calm acute anxiety. These are practical exercises a person can practice between sessions to notice changes over time.Another approach centers on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding to situations that trigger anxiety or social fear. This method helps people try small behavioral changes and track whether those shifts ease daily stress and improve confidence.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which techniques match the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and manageable.
Confirm available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also support shorter check-ins when needed, or let people continue care while relocating within the same licensing region. Ask during scheduling which session formats are currently offered.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, panic attacks, workplace issues, relationship strain, and self-esteem difficulties, as well as compassion fatigue and bipolar concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Rachel uses straightforward, respectful conversation and works collaboratively to set goals and try practical steps between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has three years of professional experience working with addiction, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and depression.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Texas and practices there as a LCSW.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.