Profile / United States
Rachel Ehrhardt, LPC
Pennsylvania
LPC - Relationships and Addictions
See online therapy options- CBT focus
- Solution focused
- Couples work
About Rachel
Rachel Ehrhardt, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 25 years of experience. She lists relationship and family concerns, parenting, intimacy-related issues, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem and depression among the areas she works with.
She trained with a master's degree in counseling psychology and has extensive work history across many settings. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient care, prison-based substance abuse treatment, psychiatric wards, schools, and services for people with developmental and physical disabilities. She has spent long stretches working with people facing addiction and related legal consequences.
Rachel describes her practice as skill-focused and direct. She emphasizes the role of thoughts in emotional life and teaches people to identify inaccurate or unhelpful thinking patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a central approach she uses to examine thoughts, weigh evidence, and try alternative ways of thinking.
She also uses solution-focused strategies when clients want a clear, practical plan. That approach looks for specific, achievable steps clients can try right away to reduce suffering and regain control. Her manner is straightforward and educational; she prioritizes teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.
Rachel sees individuals and couples. She does not work with children or teenagers and states that doing so would be outside her scope. People interested in starting work complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to review goals and practical next steps.
Using CBT, existential ideas and structured methods online
Rachel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts. CBT focuses on spotting thinking errors, checking the facts, and trying different ways of thinking to change feelings and behavior.She also draws on Existential Therapy to look at life meaning, choices, and the pressures people feel during major changes. That approach can help when people face questions about purpose, midlife shifts, or big life transitions. For couples, elements of the Gottman Method guide practical communication skills and conflict patterns to improve interaction and reduce destructive cycles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. That collaboration helps decide whether more CBT practice, existential reflection, or couples-focused exercises will be most useful.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed, which helps fit therapy into busy lives. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to work remotely so clients can use new tools between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family concerns, parenting, intimacy issues, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem and depression, among other topics listed in her profile.
How does she approach therapy day to day?
She emphasizes identifying and testing thoughts that fuel problems and teaching concrete skills. Sessions often include examining thinking patterns and practicing new responses between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, prison, and community settings, including substantial work in substance abuse treatment.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
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