- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with change
About Rachael
Rachael Finstuen is a Minnesota LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on common and painful problems such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Rachael uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies to help people who feel stuck after a change in work, relationships, or health.
She often works with concerns linked to attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care history, family of origin problems, and issues around control or codependency. She also has experience supporting people who face isolation, impulsivity, first responder stress, body image worries, and struggles connected to autism and Asperger Syndrome.
In sessions she shapes the discussion around the person's immediate goals. That can mean talking through what feels unmanageable, practicing ways to reduce acute stress, or sketching steps toward clearer priorities. Rachael aims to keep sessions focused and practical, with concrete ideas to try between meetings.
Her approach emphasizes respectful, sensitive interaction and a collaborative plan that reflects what each person wants to work on. She asks about current difficulties, recent changes, and what would feel most useful right now. From there she and the client decide which tools and topics to focus on.
People who choose Rachael often want help sorting priorities, building steadier routines, or managing strong emotions after a life shift. She encourages small, testable changes and checks in about how those steps are working as therapy continues.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online work
Rachael draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present problems and practical tools. One common approach involves skills for managing stress and anxiety through breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to reduce reactivity and build steadier routines. These techniques help when day-to-day worry or panic gets in the way of functioning.Another approach centers on processing trauma and abuse in small, manageable steps. That work typically involves pacing the conversation, naming distressing patterns, and practicing coping methods to lower intensity so a person can revisit difficult memories with more control. This can help people who feel overwhelmed by past events while trying to move forward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work with a therapist. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice may shift over time as progress and priorities change.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, or remove commute time so therapy fits around work, medical appointments, or caregiving. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing and tools to work well in remote sessions and to match how a person prefers to connect.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like attachment, abandonment, and family of origin concerns.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies to identify small steps. Sessions focus on immediate goals and on testing ideas between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachael has seven years of professional work experience as a clinician.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) licensed in Minnesota and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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