Rachael Finstuen

Rachael Finstuen is a Minnesota licensed professional counselor clinical candidate, LPCC, with seven years of experience in clinical work. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with self-esteem. Rachael also supports those processing trauma, abuse, and major life changes. She meets people with respect and compassion and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable.

Rachael shapes sessions around each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She listens for what matters most and adjusts conversation and goals to suit the individual. Sessions focus on practical strategies people can try between visits. The approach emphasizes clearer coping skills, steadier mood, and rebuilding confidence at a comfortable pace.

Clients come with a wide range of concerns beyond the core areas of stress and mood. Rachael has worked with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, body image, codependency, and isolation. She has also supported people facing family of origin problems, guilt, shame, impulsivity, and first responder stress.

Her work is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative stance. She invites people to set goals together and to shape the path forward. For those who decide to begin, she offers a clear process for getting started and ongoing scheduling that fits personal needs.

How evidence-based techniques guide online work

Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as slowing down racing thoughts and developing short routines that reduce overwhelm. These techniques are helpful when someone needs immediate ways to feel more steady during the day.

Another frequently used approach targets trauma and related symptoms by helping people process difficult memories at a pace they can tolerate. This work emphasizes grounding, pacing, and building skills to stay present during conversations about painful events, which supports improved emotional regulation over time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then agree on methods to try. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust strategies if something isn’t working.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can help adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between visits.