About Rachel
YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY UNFOLDING
When I crashed my bike in my thirties, sustaining a serious knee injury, it was a turning point. I began to understand the power of going toward discomfort instead of running away.
During my recovery, knee pain would jolt me awake. One night, the pain spiked me out of sleep. As I reached for a pill bottle, I remembered something I’d learned in Qi Gong: look toward the pain rather than away. I put the bottle down and simply put my hand on my knee. For the first time, I experienced the injury with curiosity rather than fear. Relief was instant.
Accepting the pain diminished its power.
As a therapist, this approach to pain is a guiding principle. I help people navigate towards their emotional distress with curiosity and kindness. We find a way through the labyrinth of its idiosyncrasies; we brave the dark corridors; and we ultimately exit into the light.
“ I help people navigate towards their emotional distress with curiosity and kindness.”
I use therapeutic modalities that help my clients access the wisdom in their physical bodies to find more profound insights. With a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health, I specialize in Hakomi Therapy (a mindful- and somatic-based process), experiential attachment therapy, the Psychological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT), nature-based retreats, and the Eagala model of equine therapy. In the realm of sexuality, I use a mindfulness approach and work with monogamous and non-monogamous folks.
My work is trauma-informed and considers environmental, cultural, and social dynamics within the greater system. I specialize in working with grief, relational issues, life transitions, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, complex and acute trauma, and finding the authentic self. In my work, I draw from both Eastern and Western philosophies and integrate my own experience as a mother, world traveler, athlete, yoga practitioner, meditator, and fellow human navigating this wild world.