Rachel Weldon
Are you feeling stuck in repetitive, exhausting cycles, or wondering why the same painful patterns keep showing up in your relationships? It is common to feel a disconnect between the life you are living and the life you actually want.
I help people feel better quickly by using effective tools rooted in evidence based techniques.
I partner with individuals who are ready to look beneath the surface of their daily struggles to create lasting, meaningful change.
First session
In our first session, we will talk about what brought you into therapy and how I can best support you in addressing your unique challenges. I'll ask you some questions about your background to get to know you a bit better and then we'll work together to develop a plan for your treatment.
Strengths
What sets my practice apart is a rare combination of deep, unwavering empathy and a truly collaborative partnership. I don’t sit across from you as an detached judge; instead, I meet you with true empathy that ensures you feel profoundly seen, heard, and validated from our very first session. I firmly believe that you are the absolute expert on your own life. My role is not to tell you who you are, but to join you exactly where you are today. Together, we combine your lived expertise with my clinical guidance to explore your inner world, making our weekly space a true alliance where you are empowered to lead your own healing journey.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is someone motivated to engage in weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy sessions. You are likely looking to gain deep insight into how your past experiences shape your present reality, heal root causes rather than just manage symptoms, and build deeper, more authentic connections with yourself and others. If you are curious about your inner world and ready to commit to a consistent, collaborative space to foster personal growth, we will be a great fit.
Treatment methods
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an insight-oriented approach based on the understanding that our past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious thoughts heavily influence our current behavior, moods, and choices. In my practice, psychodynamic psychotherapy is not a rigid checklist, but a fluid, collaborative conversation that unfolds safely over our weekly sessions. Here is a glimpse of what our work together will actually look like: Our sessions are a judgment-free zone where you are encouraged to speak freely. We will explore whatever is top of mind for you—whether that is a major life stressor, a fleeting thought, a dream, or a subtle feeling you can’t quite shake. We will gently look backward to understand your present. Together, we will explore your early life experiences, family dynamics, and formative relationships to see how they shaped the "blueprint" of how you view yourself and the world today. We will illuminate your blind spots. Often, we develop defense mechanisms or coping styles in childhood that served us then, but hold us back now. I will help you notice these repetitive loops in real-time so you can consciously choose to respond differently.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- ConnecticutLicense 58.013385