Meet Rachel Kraus!

Rachel Kraus, LCSW-C (she/her)

• Licensed Certified Social Worker–Clinical (2012)

• Board Approved Social Work Supervisor (2013)

• University of Maryland School of Social Work Master’s of Social Work (2008)

Hi! This is Rachel. 

She’s been doing this therapy thing for quite some time: 15 years to be exact. Why did she become a therapist? Well that’s a good question! It was because back in 2005 while managing a Blockbuster Video she got a write up for spending more time “listening and talking to customers then selling them the Rewards Program.” So she decided maybe she should make a career out of that. 

What is therapy like with Rachel? 

Therapy with Rachel is a little different because she see things a little differently and always have. She tends to see things in patterns and will ask you many questions about your experience. She’ll encourage you to explore what is really motivating your behaviors and introduce you to biologically and neurologically based interventions. Don’t worry, she’ll explain everything thoroughly so you get it - and everything you do together, she has tried herself and can endorse it!

Your emotions and reactions are real. They are valid. And Rachel is the therapist who is going to tell you that... and then provide you with real talk about your options, including concrete tools to manage coupled with patterned observations to ponder as you continue your journey.

What does Rachel like to do when she’s not staring at you through a screen? 

You can usually find Rachel hanging with her family, running, riding roller coasters, in the parks, or reorganizing the house.