About Rasheena
Rasheena Vail is a licensed clinical social worker who centers Somatic Therapy alongside talk-based approaches to help people feel steadier in their bodies and minds. She uses simple, practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and concerns related to identity and relationships. Rasheena speaks plainly and focuses on what a person needs day to day.
She has practiced social work since 2013 and began focusing on telehealth therapy in 2020.
Background and approach
Her background includes work inside the criminal justice system and helping veterans who were experiencing homelessness. That experience shaped how she supports people through major life changes and complex stressors. Rasheena ran a independent practice for over four years that emphasized care for Black and Brown clients and LGBTQ+IA individuals.
In that space she helped people manage trauma, grief, addictions, and relationship challenges while teaching grounding and coping skills they could use outside sessions. Her approach blends Somatic Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused strategies. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when needed, matching techniques to what each person finds most helpful.
Sessions often include practical exercises, breath or movement work, and collaborative problem solving. Outside of clinical work she is a certified yoga instructor and an integrative nutrition health coach. She studies horticulture and soil science and values simple routines that support emotional resilience.
Rasheena lives in Washington with her spouse and two playful pets and brings that steady, curious presence into her work.
How somatic and talk therapies translate to online care
Rasheena combines Somatic Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to offer practical support that can work in online sessions. Somatic Therapy focuses on body awareness and simple movement or breathing exercises to help reduce overwhelm and notice tension. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they want and build the motivation to make small, workable changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rasheena will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then adapt techniques as the work progresses. Clients and therapist check in together about which methods are helping and shift plans as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into daily life because it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or make it simpler to practice grounding exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can use the same Somatic and CBT tools effectively online by guiding breath work, movement, and skills practice during sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Illinois
- Languages
- English