Rachel Bean, LCSW

Rachel Bean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with three years of clinical experience. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She also focuses on social anxiety and phobia and related concerns such as isolation and communication problems.

Rachel uses interactive sessions that invite questions and feedback. She prefers setting clear, specific goals so progress can be tracked. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with a focus on skills people can use between meetings.

Her background includes applying cognitive behavioral approaches and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques alongside motivational interviewing. These methods are used to address unhelpful thinking patterns, trauma responses, and motivation to change. Rachel also draws on strength-based ideas to identify existing skills a person can build on.

In a typical session she helps people notice patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior and then practices small changes together. She pays attention to concerns such as body image, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and relationship communication. People who struggle with social situations, speaking up, or feeling isolated may find these topics discussed directly.

Rachel works in English and maintains her LCSW credential in North Carolina. Her approach is straightforward and task-focused while remaining responsive to each person’s concerns. To begin, she asks people to describe what they want to change and then outlines practical steps to get there.

How Rachel uses evidence-based methods in online sessions