Raquel Aiello, LPC

Raquel Aiello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey who brings years of focused experience working with young people and adults facing complex mental health challenges. She began her career in 2004 supporting adults in a day program for chronic mental illness and later shifted to work with at-risk youth involved in the juvenile court system. After obtaining her LPC in 2014, she concentrated on youth presenting with fire-setting behaviors and expanded her practice to address trauma-related concerns, relationship difficulties, career transitions, and a range of diagnoses including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and conduct disorders.

Raquel’s work often centers on clients navigating life changes, attachment and relationship patterns, and the aftermath of traumatic experiences. She approaches each person as an individual, matching pace and goals to what feels manageable and meaningful for them. Her background includes mental health evaluations for younger clients as well as therapeutic work that attends to issues like intimacy, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Raquel welcomes the challenge of helping people take the first steps toward change and supports them through practical, thoughtful therapeutic work tailored to their needs.

Existential Therapy and Online Care

Existential therapy helps people explore questions of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility. It invites clients to examine how values, life transitions, and identity shape their experience, and it can be especially helpful for those facing career shifts, relationship challenges, feelings of emptiness, or uncertainty about the future.

In sessions offered by Raquel, existential ideas are used to support practical exploration rather than abstract theory. Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to the client, identifying barriers to living in line with those values, and developing ways to navigate change and distress. This approach can pair well with work on trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns that affect daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Raquel works with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve. Online therapy offers flexible access to that collaboration through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and connect from different locations.