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Rachel Margolin, LCSW

  • Experience27 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Rachel

Rachel Margolin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 27 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She brings a background in therapeutic and coaching work to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, grief, addiction, and identity-related matters among other issues. Her experience also encompasses areas such as adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, attachment and family of origin issues, autism spectrum considerations, and fertility or intimacy-related difficulties.

Her style is warm, interactive, and client-centered, grounded in the belief that people are experts on their own lives. She blends Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and client-centered principles to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

Sessions emphasize listening, collaboration, and practical strategies to address emotional patterns, coping skills, and relationship dynamics. Rachel works with people across many concerns and aims to empower them to build more satisfying, resilient lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rachel integrates Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and attachment-based ideas into her online practice. Internal Family Systems offers a way to understand internal parts or voices and how they relate to one another, which can help with patterns like anxiety, shame, or conflicted feelings. ACT focuses on values-guided action and acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings, useful for stress, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-based work explores relational patterns formed early in life to improve current connections and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a client's goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and then recommend strategies from these approaches that best fit the situation. Sessions combine exploration, practical skills, and ongoing adjustment so the plan evolves as progress occurs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care from home or another convenient location. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support while adapting to each person’s communication style and availability.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, grief, addictions, LGBT matters, self-esteem, anger, career concerns, bipolar, ADHD, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, emphasizing client-centered collaboration and a blend of evidence-based methods to meet people where they are.
What is Rachel's professional background?
She has 27 years of experience working as a therapist and life coach with a wide range of clinical and life concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania (PA LCSW CW015815) and New Jersey (NJ LCSW 44SC05348500) and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

27+ years

Licensed

New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Languages

English