About Rachael
Rachael Cutts is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 18 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. She also supports those dealing with life changes, low self-esteem, and challenges related to ADHD.
Rachael approaches work with the belief that each person knows their own story and strengths. She listens without judgment and helps people notice practical steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on realistic goals and small changes that add up over time. Her style blends cognitive behavioral tools with acceptance and mindfulness practices. That means clients learn to spot unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and notice their values so decisions feel more meaningful.
The therapist-centered listening of client-centered work is used to keep sessions grounded in what matters most to the person. Sessions are oriented toward problem-solving and building skills. People can expect clear options, guided practice, and space to talk through feelings.
Rachael also uses existential ideas to help people face big life questions and make choices that fit who they want to be. Rachael is licensed in Illinois as an LCPC. She draws on nearly two decades of experience to tailor approaches to each person.
The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes, with attention to what works in daily life.
How Rachael’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Rachael commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings arise. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and challenges like ADHD when the focus is on meaningful action rather than perfect control.She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try specific behavior changes that reduce symptoms. CBT works well for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and many daily stresses by giving concrete tools to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life context. Together they try techniques, see what helps, and adjust the plan over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill coaching and guided exercises. Phone meetings can fit a shorter break in the day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, progress notes, or when written reflection is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical strategies and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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