Rachael Figueroa, LCSW

Rachael Figueroa is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on how thoughts and everyday habits shape feelings and behavior. She uses a straightforward, respectful style to help people handle stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction-related challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Rachael works from a place of sensitivity and compassion and aims to tailor conversations to each person's needs.

With 25 years of experience in New York, Rachael draws on approaches that help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier. She emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so progress feels tangible. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want to find or rebuild motivation for change.

Rachael also brings emotion-focused and client-centered ways of working into sessions. That means paying attention to strong feelings, and following what matters most to the person in front of her. Mindfulness practices are offered to help calm racing thoughts and improve sleep habits.

She has supported people facing complex challenges such as caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster-care concerns, and issues tied to identity and relationships. Her approach is flexible and aims to match tools to each situation rather than applying one method to everyone.

People can expect honest, plain-language conversation and practical strategies to try between sessions. Rachael encourages small, manageable steps and checks in about what works and what needs adjusting.

How her methods translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following a person's concerns and building a collaborative relationship. In practice this means the therapist listens, reflects what she hears, and helps the person set goals that feel useful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and daily habits and encourages small experiments to change patterns that cause stress or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to strong feelings and the patterns they create in relationships and personal reactions, helping people name emotions and respond differently.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try approaches and adjust plans based on what actually helps in day-to-day life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice strategies where they live and notice how small changes affect daily routines. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, mindfulness, and emotion-focused techniques to remote sessions in order to support goals around sleep, stress, motivation, and coping with grief.