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Rachel Wilson-Snyder

Rachel Wilson-Snyder, LPC

Pennsylvania

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family, Identity, Relationships

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  • Attachment based
  • CBT strategies
  • Mindfulness practice

About Rachel

Rachel Wilson-Snyder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and parenting concerns, and family of origin issues. She also addresses grief, anger, intimacy-related problems, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges tied to caregiving and chronic illness.

Rachel often helps people who are navigating changes in identity, career shifts, and unexpected life transitions. She supports adults managing autism spectrum differences and those caring for loved ones with special needs. Her background includes long experience in varied professional settings with a broad range of people.

In sessions she focuses on practical skills people can use outside of appointments. She helps clients set and reach goals, improve relationship and parenting skills, organize daily routines, and sharpen problem-solving and time-management. She also works on conflict resolution and executive functioning strategies when those are getting in the way of daily life.

Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. She may use existential and mindfulness perspectives to help people consider meaning and coping. Motivational interviewing is part of how she supports people in making changes and staying on track.

Rachel describes the work as collaborative. She listens for patterns that come from early family life and helps people notice how those patterns affect current choices. People who want concrete steps and regular coaching around goals will find a clear emphasis on skills and planning.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online work

Rachel draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people notice relational habits and try different ways of connecting that feel more effective in daily life.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and responding to each person's priorities. That method supports people who want to set their own goals and be guided rather than directed. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical behavior changes, which can reduce anxiety and improve routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to emphasize. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as needs evolve.

The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to continue weekly work during life changes while focusing on skill practice, planning, and problem-solving.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveTraumatic brain injury

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, anger, and family of origin issues among other concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style combines client-centered listening with practical, goal-focused work. She uses collaborative coaching to help clients set and meet steps toward change.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 23 years of experience working in a variety of professional settings with diverse clients.

What credential and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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