Greetings! My name is Rachel Childers and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. I received my Masters from Lamar University and have over 10 years experience working with families and adolescents. I specialize in helping women and adolescents that are experiencing challenges in their life. This may be due to anxiety, depression, grief, experienced trauma, or a life transition such as being a new mom or adolescent school issues.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

I know it may feel a little unsure or scary entering into therapy. However, my goal is to make this first step for you to feel comfortable, warm, and safe. In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions. I will ask questions to better get a sense of what is bringing you to therapy. This will help me to partner with you in creating a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions. Please know your story is your story and this space is a nonjudgmental safe space.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I think my greatest strength as a therapist is being empathetic, compassionate and having excellent listening skills. This makes it easy for me to connect with my clients and offer support or help them to articulate their thoughts and feelings. I truly believe that my clients are the experts of themselves and I am a guiding source of encouragement that challenges my clients towards their goal. As a therapist I believe in offering references in tools and strategies and being an overall support in my clients healing journey.

About RACHEL WASHINGTON-CHILDERS