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Rhaysa Saint-Hilaire

Compassionate, practical care for life transitions

LCSW-R, LCSW New Jersey

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Rhaysa

Rhaysa Saint-Hilaire is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, family conflict, trauma and life transitions.

Background and approach

As a bilingual clinician working in New Jersey, she draws on a range of therapeutic methods to support clients facing parenting challenges, career concerns, self-esteem struggles, and complex family issues including adoption, abandonment, and aging-related caregiving stress. Her approach centers on evidence-informed, person-centered care that invites collaboration and respects each individual's cultural background and life stage.

She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and psychodynamic ideas, and applies mindfulness and existential perspectives when helpful, tailoring interventions to the problem at hand. Her work also addresses specialized areas such as domestic violence, eating and food-related difficulties, and perinatal concerns like postpartum depression and loss.

Licensed in New York and Florida and practicing from New Jersey, she brings trauma-informed skills and crisis intervention experience to sessions. Rhaysa values steady, respectful support and aims to help people identify practical strategies and deeper meaning so they can move forward with more confidence and clarity.

Approaches that Guide Online Work



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and uses practical strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it can be useful for stress, mood concerns and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect and collaboration; the therapist creates a supportive space that helps people explore values, parenting challenges and relationship dynamics. Existential Therapy invites reflection on meaning, choice and responsibility and can help those facing major life transitions, feelings of emptiness, or questions about purpose.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client's goals, preferences and life context and combine methods as needed, adjusting techniques over time so the work stays relevant and responsive to progress and changing needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or connect across distances. These formats support continuity of care for clients managing parenting, caregiving, work, or relocation, while allowing licensed professionals to adapt interventions like CBT and mindfulness exercises to remote settings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rhaysa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family conflict, parenting challenges, self-esteem and career-related issues, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, combining evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and psychodynamic insight to fit each client's needs.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 15 years of experience working with diverse populations and brings trauma and crisis intervention skills to her practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices from New Jersey and holds the credentials LCSW-R and LCSW, with license numbers NY LCSW-R 084894 and FL LCSW Sw20408.
Which languages are offered and can international clients participate?
Services are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Parenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

New York, Florida, New Jersey

Languages

English, Spanish