Therapist profile
Rachel Margolin, LCSW
Pennsylvania
LCSW - Relationships and Life Transitions
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC05348500; LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW015815
- NPI
- 1124198460
- Experience
- 27 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- CBT strategies
- ACT methods
- Attachment focus
About Rachel
Rachel Margolin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 27 years of experience. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting difficulties, grief, addictions, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment issues. Rachel also notes experience supporting LGBT clients and people navigating life changes.
Her style is interactive and person-focused. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and listens for practical goals. Sessions tend to be collaborative conversations where the client decides what to work on and Rachel offers guidance and tools.
Rachel draws from several clinical approaches to match what a person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and ACT strategies to clarify values and take purposeful steps. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and how past connections influence present choices.
Therapy with her often includes skills practice and short exercises to use between sessions. People who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary difficulties, or living around someone else’s moods may find the focus practical and direct. She also addresses parenting concerns, career stress, eating and intimacy-related issues.
Her background includes work as a therapist and life coach across many settings over nearly three decades. Rachel offers straightforward talk therapy combined with behavioral tools so clients can test changes in real life. To start, readers are invited to use the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-based actions. It helps when someone feels stuck or pulled away from what matters because of fear or avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and helps people notice patterns that repeat in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical problem-focused work that identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests new behaviors to change mood and stress levels.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different methods, try a few ideas, and adjust based on the client's goals and preferences. Clients help set priorities and Rachel uses approaches that fit the current problem and how they prefer to work.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so sessions can happen between other commitments. It also makes it possible to practice new skills in the environment where problems occur. The focus is on finding an approach and schedule that fit the client's life and goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting problems, grief, addictions, and related issues including codependency and attachment concerns.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is interactive and person-focused. She listens, collaborates on goals, and uses practical skills mixed with conversation.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of experience as a clinician and life coach, working across a range of presenting problems and settings.
What credentials and region apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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.