Rachel LaVergne

Rachel LaVergne is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people feeling isolated, anxious, or overwhelmed by stress. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier and more connected. Rachel listens without judgment and works with each person to set clear, manageable goals.

With 18 years of experience, Rachel has supported people coping with trauma, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and persistent guilt or shame. She uses straightforward methods to help clients notice what keeps them stuck and to try different ways of responding. Sessions emphasize small, achievable changes rather than sudden fixes.

Rachel draws from several well-known approaches to tailor care to each person. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness are used to build distress tolerance and calm attention.

Her style is collaborative and steady. She helps people build coping skills and practice them between sessions so progress carries into everyday life. The work often includes learning new skills, experimenting with different responses, and reflecting on what feels most helpful.

Rachel is licensed in New Hampshire as an LCMHC. Conversations are conducted in English. People interested in starting a process are invited to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on respectful listening and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and figure out what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors in a concrete way and teaches skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal skills.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Rachel will collaborate with each person to select methods that fit their goals and daily life. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people use practices like mindfulness or thought-recording in real moments between sessions, so skills transfer into everyday routines.