Dr. Rachel Kinison, LCPC, LMHC

Illinois · 20 years in practice

Dr. Rachel Kinison helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or life changes.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.007037 · expires March 2027
LMHC, Florida: MH16436 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1992946354 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Rachel

Dr. Rachel Kinison helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or life changes. She responds calmly and directly to practical worries, and she focuses on small, doable steps that can make daily life easier.

Rachel presents herself in a straightforward way so parents can quickly see whether her style feels like a fit. Rachel holds a doctorate in Pastoral Community Counseling and a master's degree in Counseling.

Background and approach

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida. She has nearly 20 years of counseling experience across community agencies, a hospital behavioral health unit, and adult probation programs. Her work often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative and trauma-focused methods when those approaches fit a person's needs.

Sessions may include learning relaxation skills, talking through difficult memories, and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Rachel prefers practical techniques so people can begin to feel different quickly. Rachel is open about living with mild cerebral palsy, dystonia, and migraines; she describes how she manages these conditions and how that perspective informs her work.

Outside of counseling she enjoys cooking, travel, and quiet evenings with her basset hound and beagle. She emphasizes collaboration: the client identifies goals and Rachel helps guide next steps. Her style blends structure with warmth and an eye for achievable change.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Depression
Aging and geriatric issues
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues

Approaches Rachel names

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Online support

Approach and online options that fit your life

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work with underlying emotions that shape how they connect and respond. It is useful when strong feelings drive patterns that cause pain or distance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on shifting thoughts and behaviors to ease symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build coping skills. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps reframe those stories to support change and resilience.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which approaches match their goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and Rachel guides the steps toward them.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a short break in a workday, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing processing between meetings. These options make it easier to access therapy around family, work, or mobility needs.

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Questions people ask

What problems does she help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and issues with self-esteem, relationships, parenting, addictions, anger, and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and collaborative, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy with cognitive-behavioral and narrative techniques tailored to each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has nearly 20 years of counseling experience working in community agencies, a hospital behavioral health unit, and adult probation programs.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds a doctorate in Pastoral Community Counseling, a master's in Counseling, and is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).

In what languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How is payment handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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