Practitioner record · Checked 7 Nov 2026

Rhaysa Saint-Hilaire has been in practice 15 years and is licensed in New Jersey. Rhaysa lists stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and trauma and abuse among 45 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from Rhaysa's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

15years in practice
45subjects listed
7approaches listed
2languages spoken

01 · Who Rhaysa works with

Rhaysa works with stress, Anxiety, family conflicts and trauma and abuse

Rhaysa lists 8 specialisms and 37 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Rhaysa chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Depression
  • Coping with life changes
  • Parenting issues
  • Self esteem
  • Career difficulties
Also experienced with
  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Body image
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Commitment issues
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Dependent personality
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Eating and food-related issues
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fatherhood issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Immigration issues
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Men's issues
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Postpartum depression
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Self-harm
  • Self-love
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

02 · In Rhaysa's own words

What Rhaysa says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I completed a Master's Degree in Social Work at New York University. Also, certified and licensed in trauma and crisis interventions. I specialize in the treatment of trauma, emotional disturbance, family conflict, Mood disorders, Anxiety, Depression, adoption, Post-traumatic stress disorder and dual diagnosis. My focus is working with a diverse population of all ages and cultures which includes adults, teens and families. Another area of focus is Maternal Child Health; perinatal, postpartum families dealing with postpartum depression/anxiety/pregnancy losses.

I use evidence based practices with the focus on person-centered care. I believe that anyone can change and grow at any time in their lives. I have witnessed powerful healing and growth in my practice over the years. It is truly a gift and I feel privileged to help everyone who is in need. Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Rhaysa Saint-Hilaire, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026

03 · How Rhaysa works

The 6 approaches Rhaysa lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Rhaysa lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Rhaysa's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Rhaysa runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian
The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.
Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT
Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.
Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT
Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.
Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT
Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.
Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed
CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

  • Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Rhaysa practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Rhaysa's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Rhaysa at this point.

  2. Naming Rhaysa specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Rhaysa is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Rhaysa.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Rhaysa

Built from what Rhaysa actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Rhaysa's - Rhaysa has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

  • “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

    Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

  • “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

    Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

  • “With 15 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

    Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

  • “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

    On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LCSW
Licensed in
New Jersey
Licence
NJ LCSW 44SC05739400, NY LCSW-R 084894
Licence number
084894
Licence expires
31 Mar 2028
NPI
1215438478
Years in practice
15
Gender
Female
Languages
English, Spanish
International clients
Accepted
Listed since
9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Rhaysa's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Rhaysa. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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