Rachel Wilson-Snyder, LPC

Rachel Wilson-Snyder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 23 years of clinical experience working across a range of professional settings and with diverse clients. As an LPC she brings extensive training and practical know-how to support individuals, couples, and families navigating life transitions, emotional challenges, and developmental concerns.

She works with a broad spectrum of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting and family problems, anger, career challenges, and self-esteem. Her practice also focuses on supporting people with developmental and neurodiverse needs such as autism and Asperger syndrome, ADHD, oppositional behaviors, intellectual disability, and recovery from life-altering events like brain injury. Additional areas of attention include caregiver stress, blended family issues, codependency, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and first responder concerns.

Drawing on a warm, empowering, and collaborative counseling style, Rachel helps clients build practical skills for goal setting, time management, executive functioning, problem solving, conflict resolution, and daily routines that reflect personal priorities. Her approach blends humanistic and cognitive methods and incorporates motivational interviewing and reality therapy to help clients clarify values, take actionable steps, and move toward meaningful change. As a parent of a child with autism, she has a particular commitment to supporting individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. She welcomes the opportunity to work alongside clients as they pursue growth and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rachel Wilson-Snyder integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and trust formed in relationships and can be helpful for clients working through abandonment, attachment issues, or difficulties in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own perspective and fosters a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that helps people build self-esteem and clarify personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress while improving coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Rachel collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains practical and relevant to what the client wants to achieve.

Online therapy offers flexible options for receiving care, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care despite geographical or mobility limits, and access licensed professionals from familiar surroundings. Rachel uses these modalities to support ongoing progress and to make therapy more accessible for individuals and families with diverse needs.