Therapist profile
Raegan Caras, LCSW
Illinois
Illinois LCSW - relationships and mood
Continue with RaeganWhere Raegan stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149010285
- NPI
- 1225151657
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Raegan
Raegan Caras is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing work strain, caregiver stress, sleep problems, and mood challenges including bipolar disorder.
Raegan uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thought patterns and try small, testable changes. Mindfulness and solution-focused methods are mixed in to help people notice patterns and set doable goals.
People who struggle with codependency, attachment issues, communication problems, or feelings of isolation often find the focused, task-oriented approach helpful. Raegan also addresses family-related stress like blended family concerns, divorce, infidelity, and domestic violence in individual sessions. She works with obsessions and compulsions, life-purpose questions, and career stress as part of everyday coping.
Sessions are straightforward conversations about what is happening now, what keeps it going, and what small steps might make things different. Raegan emphasizes practical strategies people can use between meetings, such as behavior experiments, grounding practices, and clearer boundary setting.
She offers therapy in English and practices from Illinois. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Raegan uses client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to each person. That means sessions focus on the concerns the client brings and build practical steps together. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes, which works well when setting homework between sessions. Mindfulness therapy brings short, attention-based practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, useful for anxiety, sleep, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she may combine elements from different approaches as progress unfolds. The plan can change as needs change, so clients have a say in what is tried and when.
The therapist's session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Video can help with visual cues while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or quiet time is limited. Many people find online sessions let them practice new strategies in real life between meetings and report that regular, shorter steps are easier to maintain.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship problems, plus related issues like codependency, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a practical, client-centered approach mixed with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and small steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience as a clinical social worker in Illinois.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her services?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.