Therapist profile
Rachael Finstuen, LPCC
Minnesota
LPCC in Minnesota - Stress and Anxiety
Continue with RachaelWhere Rachael stands
- Credentials
- LPCC
- License
- LPCC, Minnesota / 2749
- NPI
- 1508445065
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Minnesota
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Codependency issues
About Rachael
Rachael Finstuen is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with seven years of professional experience. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, body image, and isolation.
Rachael focuses on practical conversation and steady progress rather than jargon. Sessions are built around what a person is actually struggling with day to day. She adapts discussion and plans to fit each person’s immediate needs and goals.
In sessions she listens for patterns that keep someone stuck - like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or withdrawing when overwhelmed - and helps name alternatives. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide change through clear steps, skill practice, and reflection.
People meet to talk through specific situations, try new ways of responding, and plan small experiments to test changes in real life. Rachael pays attention to how past relationships shape current reactions and to the practical skills someone needs to set boundaries and protect their time and energy.
She works in English and is based in Minnesota. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time, and prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and clear steps. One common approach she applies teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, pacing, and short behavioral experiments to break worry cycles. These techniques help people handle everyday triggers and immediate distress.She also attends to trauma-informed practices that help people understand how past hurts shape current reactions. That involves naming patterns, tracking triggers, and rehearsing alternative responses in manageable steps. These tools are useful for people dealing with abuse, attachment wounds, or patterns like people-pleasing and codependency.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods as they go. Finding which techniques fit a person’s life is part of the work rather than a one-time decision.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or a quiet hour at home. Many licensed professionals use these advantages to keep therapy practical and sustainable.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Other areas include codependency, attachment issues, body image, and isolation.
What is her approach in session?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focused conversation. Sessions emphasize skills, reflection, and real-life experiments to try new ways of responding.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience as a clinician. That background includes work with trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - licensed in Minnesota. Her practice is based in that state.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are scheduled.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing details should be checked during sign-up.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the intake and booking steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.