Rachel Snyder

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Philadelphia, PA, providing compassionate, personalized therapy exclusively through telehealth. I specialize in helping adults navigate trauma and PTSD, anxiety, women’s mental health, ADHD, and the emotional impact of domestic violence and abusive relationships. I also support clients experiencing depression, anger, identity transitions, and the everyday stressors that can leave you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck.

Many of my clients are intelligent, self-aware, and accustomed to handling things on their own. You may already understand where your struggles come from—you’ve read the books, tried different strategies, and put in the work—but still feel like something isn’t changing. Therapy with me is about going beyond simply managing symptoms. Together, we’ll explore the patterns, experiences, and beliefs that may be keeping you stuck and develop practical, individualized strategies to help you move forward.

My approach is person-centered, collaborative, and integrative. I believe therapy should be tailored to you—not the other way around. We’ll work together to understand what you need, identify meaningful goals, and draw from therapeutic approaches that best fit your experiences, values, and needs.

I accept most major insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, and others, making quality mental health care more accessible and helping reduce the financial barriers that can come with seeking support.

You don’t have to keep navigating everything on your own. If you’re ready to better understand yourself, break unhelpful patterns, and create meaningful change, I’d be honored to work with you.

My approach to therapy is integrative, which means I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, I draw from evidence-based therapeutic methods and tailor treatment to your individual experiences, goals, and needs. For trauma and PTSD, I incorporate trauma-informed and somatic approaches that can help you reconnect with yourself and feel more grounded. For anxiety and ADHD, I use cognitive-behavioral and skills-based strategies to build practical tools for managing thoughts, emotions, and daily challenges. When we’re exploring relationships, identity, or longstanding patterns, I may incorporate a more exploratory and psychodynamic perspective to help you develop deeper insight and lasting change.

I’m warm and supportive, but I’m also honest and direct. I’ll share what I’m noticing, offer a different perspective when it may be helpful, and gently challenge patterns that may no longer be serving you. At the same time, I believe therapy should move at a pace that feels safe, collaborative, and manageable for you.

Most importantly, I want therapy to be a place where meaningful change happens—not simply a space to vent. My goal is for you to leave sessions with greater insight, a clearer understanding of yourself, and something practical you can take with you into your everyday life.

Come as you are. You don’t need to have everything figured out, have the right words, or even know exactly what you need from therapy. Our first session is an opportunity to slow down and talk about what has been happening, what brought you to therapy now, and what you would like to feel or experience differently.

I’ll ask questions to better understand your experiences, share my initial thoughts about what may be contributing to your concerns, and discuss how I believe I may be able to help. Together, we’ll begin identifying goals for therapy and what working together could look like.

Finding the right therapist is an important part of the process, so there is no pressure to make a long-term commitment during our first session. My goal is for you to leave feeling heard, understood, and a little more clear about your next steps—not overwhelmed or like you’ve been given another list of things to accomplish.

Therapy is a collaborative process, and we’ll move at a pace that feels supportive and meaningful for you.