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Rachel Anauo

Therapist · New York

Rachel AnauoLMHC

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

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  • Experience15 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • SessionsOnline
  • Focused on coping skills
  • Short and practical steps
  • 15 years experience

About Rachel

Rachel Anauo is a New York licensed mental health counselor who aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and self-esteem struggles. She works with individuals facing relationship or intimacy concerns, career changes, and the heavy tasks of coping with life transitions. Her style is straightforward and supportive, focused on practical steps clients can use day to day.

Rachel blends practical therapeutic tools with listening and reflection. She draws on methods that encourage clearer thinking, greater self-awareness, and motivation to change. Sessions emphasize small, achievable steps and real skills clients can try between meetings.

Over 15 years of practice, she has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, family-of-origin problems, and separation or divorce. Her work also addresses body image, codependency, caregiver stress, and substance-related issues. This background informs a steady, goal-oriented approach that stays focused on the client’s present needs.

In sessions Rachel uses techniques like cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and narrative work to help clients reframe problems and build coping tools. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help when clients want to move toward concrete change. She prioritizes creating a respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Rachel practices in New York as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She offers services in English and asks prospective clients to follow the site’s intake process to match and schedule sessions.

How Rachel Uses Evidence-Informed Approaches Online

Rachel frequently employs cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Mindfulness therapy is another approach she uses to teach simple attention and breathing skills that reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who feel stuck or uncertain about change, helping them build internal reasons and small plans to move forward. These approaches are described and tried collaboratively, so clients and the therapist choose what feels most helpful together rather than following a fixed path.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm current formats. The practical benefits of remote sessions often include fitting appointments into a busy day, saving travel time, and using a shorter check-in when needed. Talk with the therapist about which approach and session rhythm would fit your goals and schedule.

License and NPI

  • LMHC New York · No. 000671

NPI1467537613

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and self-esteem issues as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and goal-focused, using listening, reflection, and concrete strategies clients can use between sessions.

What is her professional background?

Rachel has 15 years of counseling experience supporting people through trauma, life transitions, caregiver stress, and substance-related difficulties.

What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin with this therapist?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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