Licensed Mental Health Counselor

My name is Rachel Siehs and I am a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health professional in the state of New York. As of February 2025 I have Diagnostic Privilege. I am highly motivated, well organized, and have excellent communication skills. I have been working in private practice for 8 years with over 7 years owning my own practice in Islip, New York. I have over 15 years experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a full range of DSM-5 mental health disorders in both partial inpatient and outpatient settings. I have experience screening and assigning client's cases, conducting intakes and providing referrals to alternative forms of care. I have provided group therapy for individuals in substance abuse treatment and with at-risk youth. I also have experience in individual, couples and family therapy with my theoretical approach being eclectic with a foundation in Person-centered and Cognitive-behavioral therapies. My participation in research projects studying the effectiveness of psychotherapy has provided better insight on building effective counselor/client relationships. I am a trauma informed psychotherapist and an LGBTQQIAA ally. I am always looking to improve my clinical and consultation skills. My specialties include: decisional training, mental health treatment, anger management, social skills training, substance abuse treatment, relapse prevention, stages of change, individual, couples and group psychotherapy, cognitive and cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing techniques, DSM-V assessment and diagnosis, LGBTQQIA ally, attachment theory and research, SPSS, Excel, Word Processing, PowerPoint, strengths based groups, positive psychology, self-injurious behaviors, grief and loss issues, stages of grief, suicide intervention and prevention, foster care, early childhood experiences and trauma-related symptomology, trauma, foster care and adoption process, care coordination, case management skills