Rachel Chernow, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 13 years in practice

Rachel Chernow is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC3315 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1427238419 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Rachel

Rachel Chernow is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes. She brings 13 years of experience and blends practical skills with a warm, caring manner. Her approach aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful from the first visit.

She emphasizes building a strong working relationship early on. Rachel listens with patience and offers clear, practical steps people can try between sessions.

Background and approach

She uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new responses, and build steadier routines for sleep, work, and relationships. In sessions she pays attention to how attachment and past wounds affect current choices. She also addresses issues like addiction, caregiving stress, codependency, and forgiveness in an accessible way.

When appropriate, she mixes client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness skills to match each person’s needs. Rachel trained in clinical counseling and has worked in both personal and community settings. That background shaped her focus on collaboration and on creating plans that fit daily life.

She supports people working through grief, parenting strain, career transitions, and the feelings that come after major relationship shifts. Her style is calm and direct. She helps people set realistic goals, track small changes, and find ways to feel steadier in day-to-day life.

If someone wants a clear, compassionate guide while making changes, Rachel offers that steady presence.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Rachel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Rachel names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects understanding, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful when someone needs acceptance and steady support while making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in daily life.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be a good shorter check-in, and messaging or live chat can work for quick updates or homework check-ins. These options offer flexibility so people can keep momentum even with work, caregiving, or travel commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Rachel commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and related issues like codependency and caregiver stress.

What is her general therapeutic approach?

Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on understanding the person and trying practical steps to change thoughts and habits.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of clinical experience working in both independent practice and community settings.

What credentials and location are on record?

Rachel holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC - practicing in Maryland.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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