Hello! I'm happy you're here. I'm a therapist in private practice in Massachusetts for over 25 years. I work with adults of all ages as well as with some older teens (16-18). I believe that each person is the expert of their own life, and that my role as a therapist is to help illuminate your way to discovering your strengths and learning how to use your strengths in all situations. In addition to being a therapist, I am also a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. If there are areas of your life that you would like to work on in order to improve your health and your quality of life, I can help you.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first meeting, we will introduce ourselves and start right in. I will quickly gather pertinent demographic information, and then I will ask you what brings you to therapy. I will want to know about your upbringing, your current living/working situation, your health, your relationship status, what you love, and what you can't stand. The answers to these questions will help me to create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have had the privilege of working with people from all over the world. My experiences with multiple cultures place me in a position of both ease and humility when I meet a new client. I am open-minded and emotionally generous. I have a great thirst for knowledge and I am deeply curious about all things, and that curiosity, that sense of exploration and adventure, is what I like to bring to therapy.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
If you would like to work with me, I would want you to know that therapy is not about fixing you. You are already whole. There may be areas of your life that need some loving care, but that does not mean that you are hopelessly flawed. We will tease apart the layers of what's troubling you. I will need you to be proactive in communicating what you're thinking and feeling, and we will focus on those aspects of your life situation that may require some compassion and kindness.
About Raechel McGhee
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Strength-Based
Oftentimes, people come to therapy feeling "broken." They are concentrating on their faults, their unhappiness, their perceived failures. They often come in with symptoms of depression, isolation, helplessness, anger, anxiety, worthlessness, frustration and confusion. Strength-Based treatment identifies a person's greatest and most easily accessible strengths. Rather than focus on an aspect of the self that is troubling, Strength-Based work focuses us on your banner characteristics, the things that you most love and care about. We can call upon those strengths to cope with any situation. We have no control over much of what happens around us, but we do have control over our reactions. Focusing on our strengths makes us more prolific workers, better partners, more loving and effective parents, and more engaged citizens.
Motivational Interviewing
I am a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified through American Fitness Professionals and Associates, Inc. If you are concerned with any aspect of your health, I can help you to pinpoint your goals and the steps to take to accomplish them. I have worked extensively with people who are looking to lose weight and reduce/remit chronic non-communicable illnesses such as Type II Diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. Additionally, I have worked for years with individuals who are coping with chronic pain, disability, and the concurrent depression, anxiety, isolation and loneliness that often come with long-term illnesses/pain.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Whether I'm wearing my therapist hat, my coach hat or both, mindfulness is the name of the game. I want to help you to become more aware -- of everything. Your feeling states, your physical cues, your thought patters: most of us, most of the time, are powering through life on automatic. Mindfulness practice is sometimes understood to be something mystical, but it's not; it is simply the practice of awareness, the development of an inner observer who can note whatever is going on for you in the present moment without judgment. This practice aids in clarifying thoughts, reducing reactiveness and regulating your emotions, all of which alleviate anxiety, depression and stress.