Rachel Howard
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist and I have experience with children, adults, couples, and families in a therapeutic capacity. I specialize in trauma and family therapy. I describe my approach as compassionate, grounded, and I enjoy using active listening.
She is an integrative psychotherapist – integrating art therapy, play therapy, sand tray, mindfulness, astrology, spirituality, and more into therapy.
While working with you, I hold the knowing and belief that each of us are naturally moving toward health and healing. We are all born with an innate and inherent wholeness that can often get lost in our culture or from traumas where help was not available at that time. I hold a heartfelt and safe space for the natural healing process.
First session
We will get to know each other and start to form a connection, and I will nurture a safe space for you.
Strengths
I am holistic minded, compassionate, grounded, and I enjoy using active listening to allow for more understanding.
Ideal clients
I specialize with issues related to trauma, self-esteem, parenting, life transitions, as well as family and couple's problems. I enjoy fostering new skills with my clients such as communication skills, goal setting, and skills related to coping with stress. Other topics I welcome to your sessions include but are not limited to day to day life stressors, emotional coping, changes in your life, and life balance.
Treatment methods
Supportive
Object Relational approach in therapy comes from psychoanalytic psychology. As a therapist, I can see what an impact our childhood environment and our earliest relationships can have on us, this could be our mother, father, or caregiver. When the attachment is not secure and healthy, this can often be the root of 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.
Location
Virtual sessions