LMFT, 11 years of experience
New to Grow
Rachel Howard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California, Nationally Board- Certified Art Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, Clinical Supervisor & Consultant, as well as a Certified Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) Practitioner. She has almost a decade of experience working with children, adults, couples, and families in a therapeutic capacity. She specializes in trauma and family work. She is an integrative psychotherapist – integrating art therapy, play therapy, sand tray, mindfulness, astrology, spirituality, and more into therapy. She describes her approach as holistic, compassionate, mindful, playful, creative, grounded, and prioritizes compassionate listening. While working with her clients, Rachel holds the deep knowing and belief that each of our minds, body, and spirit are naturally moving toward health and healing. That we are all born with an innate and inherent wholeness that can often get lost in our culture as we grow or due to traumas where help was not available at that time. Rachel holds a heartfelt and safe space for the natural healing of her clients.
We will get to know each other and start to form a connection, and I will nurture a safe space for you.
She is holistic minded, compassionate, mindful, playful, creative, grounded, and prioritizes compassionate listening.
She works with issues related to trauma, self-esteem, children, parenting, adults, family therapy, couples therapy, life transitions, and more.
Naturally, I lean more towards an Object Relational approach which is derived from psychoanalytic psychology. In my experience as a therapist, I can fully see what an impact our childhood environment and our earliest relationships: our mother, father, or caregiver in which we develop a natural attachment. When the attachment is not secure and healthy, this can often be the root of issues or struggles we may have within ourselves or within relationships throughout life. Although I often look through an Object Relational lens; as I get to know my clients, I often see what approach works best for them. I am an eclectic therapist and have studied many theoretical approaches and I use several. I also love to use Art Therapy and Mindfulness practices in therapy as well.