- Social anxiety focus
- Panic attack support
- Workplace stress help
About Rachel
Rachel Stankus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with three years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, social anxiety and phobia, workplace issues, and relationship concerns. Rachel also supports those facing compassion fatigue, career strain, and major life changes.
She uses short, direct conversation and clear goals during sessions. Rachel helps people talk through panic attacks, bipolar-related concerns, self-esteem struggles, and difficulties tied to first responder roles. She also addresses coping with addictions, trauma, abuse, and depression in practical ways.
Rachel adapts sessions to the person in front of her. That may mean focusing on immediate coping skills one week and planning next steps the next. She pays attention to what is causing stress at work, at home, or in daily routines and helps people find manageable changes.
Her work emphasizes learning tools people can use between meetings. This includes breathing and grounding for panic, problem-solving for workplace stress, and steps to strengthen self-regard. Conversations tend to be straightforward, with concrete suggestions and practice tasks to try outside sessions.
Rachel guides people through initial steps toward clearer priorities and steadier coping. To begin, prospective clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. If you need to confirm session formats, check those options before booking.
How Rachel Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Rachel draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on measurable skills and clear practice. Cognitive approaches help people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts that fuel anxiety and panic; this can reduce the intensity of anxious reactions over time. Behavioral techniques emphasize gradual exposure and stepwise practice to face feared social situations or triggers without avoidance.Therapists also use skill-based methods for immediate coping, such as breathing and grounding strategies for panic, and problem-solving exercises for workplace stress. These approaches aim to give concrete tools people can try between sessions and then refine together in therapy.
Choosing which approach fits best is part of the work. Rachel will review needs, goals, and preferences with each person and then recommend a mix of methods. The process is collaborative and adjusts as progress and priorities change.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are provided. Please confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can fit around work or family obligations.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, social anxiety and phobia, panic attacks, workplace issues, relationship strain, and compassion fatigue.
What is her approach to therapy?
Sessions are direct and practical, focusing on coping skills, problem solving, and manageable tasks to use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has three years of professional experience as a clinician working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas.
What languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.