(she/her)
New to Grow
Hi! I'm Rachael, a psychotherapist and mom of three! I graduated from East Carolina University with my MSW in 2013 and have spent my career working as an inpatient and outpatient therapist, as well as time spent as a stay-at-home mom. I consider myself to be a laid-back therapist who wants you to feel comfortable showing up exactly as you are. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and insight-oriented, while also relaxed and down-to-earth. I utilize an integrative and holistic approach to therapy to explore how past experiences, attachment styles, and childhood wounds may be impacting your current relationships, self-esteem, and day-to-day wellbeing while also teaching mindfulness for emotional regulation. I believe therapy should feel safe, supportive, and genuinely helpful- not clinical.
For our first session, I'll tell you more about myself, and go over my practice policies. Then I'll get to know you by asking some questions to learn more about your background and health history. We will talk about what you are hoping to get out of therapy and discuss your therapy goals, as well as past experiences with therapy that you may or may not have found helpful. Then we will create a treatment plan based off the goals we discussed and schedule your next session!
My greatest strength as a therapist is my ability to provide a real human-to-human therapeutic relationship. I have direct personal life experience in the areas that I specialize and I believe that coming to work as an authentic human being who is able to relate and truly understand their clients' experience is a highly effective tool for inspiring change, healing, and growth.
I work with women who are navigating relationship issues, separation and divorce, betrayal and affair trauma, struggles related to pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood, anxiety, depression, or simply stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. My clients come to me seeking clarity, emotional balance, inner-child healing, and deeper understanding of themselves, as well as skills to manage emotional dysregulation and other symptoms of these stressful life transitions.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I utilize CBT as a part of treatment to help clients identify beliefs that may be keeping them stuck in unhealthy patterns
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I have past certification in DBT, and while I don't use this method formally, I do pull from the DBT skills workbook for education in therapy.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I utilize mindfulness skills to help clients with emotional regulation and self-awareness.
Eclectic
I pull from various treatment methods including CBT, DBT, Mindfulness-based, and humanistic therapy.