About Rachel
Rachel Keefer is an LCPC offering evidence-based therapeutic support for people navigating stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
With three years of practice as a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois, she focuses on practical strategies to improve day-to-day functioning and supports clients managing ADHD-related concerns. Rachel emphasizes integrating mental health with overall wellbeing, helping clients identify goals and build sustainable habits that align with their values.
She brings additional attention to issues related to aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, co-morbidity, communication difficulties, hospice and end-of-life matters, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, panic disorder, pregnancy and childbirth, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, and somatization.
Rachel aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and work toward meaningful change. Her practice prioritizes education, practical coping skills, and collaborative planning so clients can move toward greater resilience and wellbeing.
Evidence-Based Care Remotely and What It Looks Like
Rachel integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and improve daily functioning. One approach focuses on practical coping strategies and goal setting, helping clients break larger challenges into manageable steps and build sustainable habits that support mental and physical health. Another approach emphasizes mind-body integration, exploring how physical symptoms, chronic illness, or fatigue interact with mood and behavior and offering tools to reduce symptom interference and enhance daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to determine which techniques best align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress is made and circumstances change. This collaborative stance helps ensure treatment stays focused and relevant.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from various locations and to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult, while supporting consistent progress through regular contact and practical homework between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English