Rachael Cutts, LCPC

Rachael Cutts is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 18 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. Rachael also supports people coping with life changes and challenges to self-esteem and motivation.

Her style treats the client as the expert on their own life. She helps people name what feels off, spot patterns that keep them stuck, and experiment with different ways of responding. Sessions are practical and focused on what a person wants to change next rather than long lectures about theory.

Rachael uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behavioral experiments.

Patients can expect straightforward conversation about goals, obstacles, and small steps that fit daily life. Rachael emphasizes building on strengths people already have, and she encourages clear, doable practice between sessions. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage.

Her focus areas include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, body image, and caregiver stress. Rachael brings almost two decades of experience to common life problems such as career strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges around communication and commitment.

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