I am a female therapist with over ten years of experience. I became a therapist as I have always been drawn to helping professions. I went to Manhattanville College for two years, and then transferred to the CUNY BA Program for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies. I graduate with a degree in Social Work with Vulnerable Populations and Contemporary Global Issues. I then went to the NYU Silver School of Social Work and received a Masters in Social Work, and did the Zelda Fellowship in Palliative and End-of-life Care. For more context, my first year internship, I spent interning at Talbot Hall, a (now closed) correctional facility in NJ. In my second year, under the Fellowship, I interned at the NY and Brooklyn Veterans Hospital. I worked with Brightpoint (now Sunriver Health), then at NY Presbyterian Hospital (doing inpatient, then outpatient care), and now am in private practice. I believe it's an honor to hear about the lives of others. I am also married, and have young children. I grew up in a large family. I have grown and lived in the NY/NJ area. Some personal background: I love to write, cook, bike, swim and am a vegetarian.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I like to be mindful of people's time. I will introduce myself, and ask my client why they are coming to therapy, and if they have gone before. I like to let clients tell me the most pressing issue, ask questions where there are some gaps, and identify immediate and long term goals. Over time, as long as my client feels comfortable and that I am a good fit for them, the idea is to build trust and a relationship over time.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I love learning about people's lives. I genuinely feel happy when a client is doing better, and transitions out of care if and when appropriate. I believe that people are capable of making change, and that they want to better their lives. I love the pursuit of learning, and taking training, while mandatory as a provider, is a love of mine, as it helps not only myself but my clients. ***The only time that I have to change an appointment on short notice is due to a family emergency, and I will always provide a new appointment within 1-3 days. I understand that it's an action of bravery and desire to improve one's well-being to set up an appointment in general, and that is not to be taken lightly. I give the same courtesy to clients as well, to change if something comes up, as I understand life events happen!
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Narrative
Telling your story is very important. With great care and consideration, I believe it can be very transformative to have an audience for your experience, and use the therapeutic relationship to better understand your past and how it informs your future. This can be very helpful in regards to processing traumatic or confusing life events.
Supportive
In supportive care, the idea is that the therapist is there to be a listening ear, and source of support, in a particularly difficult time in that person's life. Sometimes there isn't the best answer or solution to a problem, and while it isn't ideal, the idea is to have someone be there with you during that time, to be a compassionate and neutral anchor.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
In Solution Focused, the goal is to have the therapist guide you to find solutions that feel right to use, are practical, realistic, and based on your own strengths. The idea is "let's support you, but see if this can be fixed or be made more comfortable for you."
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness based therapy is the idea that in slowing down, and being more in tune with our body, we can understand how we are impacted by anxiety and depressive triggers in our environment, and learn how to self-sooth and regulate, so these symptoms decrease or go away. In turn, we can hopefully be more present in our everyday lives as opposed to be on auto pilot.
Compassion Focused
I believe the utmost important aspect of being a therapist is to be compassionate, and care about the person as a unique individual, not someone who "broken, sick, or needs to be fixed," but that a person who needs support to grow into the best version of themselves.