With extensive experience as a therapist, my focus is on guiding individuals in developing healthy relationships both with others and themselves. Various symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, emotional instability, social anxiety, dissatisfaction, and fear of the future, often signal underlying relationship issues that significantly impact quality of life. I establish a safe, non-judgmental space where individuals and couples can openly explore their emotions and foster self-acceptance and compassion. This therapeutic journey is tailored to each person, utilizing a person-centered approach that empowers individuals to set their own treatment goals. My expertise includes enhancing empathy, unraveling complex relationship dynamics, improving parent-child interactions, nurturing intimate connections, and fostering internal well-being independent of external factors like people, status, finances, or life challenges. My path of personal transformation, coupled with my clinical and professional training, equips me to undertake this work effectively. With a down-to-earth demeanor, I easily connect with others, drawing from years of personal and therapeutic experience in this field. Helping individuals achieve genuine freedom, fulfilling relationships, and a purposeful life is not just my profession but also my passion and source of joy.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our initial session, we'll begin with introductions before delving into the specific challenges you're encountering. This will enable me to formulate a personalized plan for our subsequent sessions together.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have significant experience helping individuals dealing with self-worth, anxiety, depression, and trauma by fostering the practice of self-love. I also support LGBTQ+ individuals, offering the compassion and understanding that is often lacking in an unsupportive and hostile culture. My work with couples addresses relational problems such as lack of intimacy, infidelity, trust restoration, and dysfunctional communication patterns. Additionally, I assist individuals in their spiritual development, regardless of their specific spiritual or religious beliefs. I believe that increasing self-awareness and self-compassion is the key to mental health.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I find fulfillment in assisting individuals who struggle with self-love and have experienced recurring negative relationships. My goal is to equip them with the necessary tools for nurturing themselves, fostering self-compassion, and reclaiming their personal empowerment. By transforming negative self-perceptions into a pursuit of their dreams, my work aims to help them discover joy and gratitude in their lives.
About Rachel Boyer
Rachel Boyer offers therapy covered by Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal), CalViva Health (Medi-Cal), Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal), Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal), Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal), Health Net (Medi-Cal), Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal, L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal), Orange County Mental Health Plan (Medi-Cal), Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal) and San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal) in California.
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Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is an approach that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma on individuals and communities. It involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. This approach emphasizes safety, trustworthiness, choice, empowerment, and collaboration in caregiving. Providers of trauma-informed care aim to create environments that promote resilience and healing, avoiding re-traumatization by understanding the unique experiences and needs of those who have experienced trauma. Central to this approach is the acknowledgment that trauma can profoundly shape a person's worldview and behavior, and that sensitive, supportive care can significantly aid in recovery and well-being.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a type of psychotherapy that emphasizes acceptance to deal with negative thoughts, feelings, symptoms, or circumstances. ACT therapy encourages increased commitment to healthy, constructive activities that uphold your values or goals. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy approach that focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts, feelings, sensations, and internal experiences while guiding them to commit to values-based actions," explains Avigail Lev, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in acceptance-based treatments.
Gender-affirming therapy
Gender affirming therapy (GAT) is a treatment for gender dysphoria that aims to support and affirm a person's gender identity. It can include a range of medical, psychological, social, and behavioral interventions, such as hormone treatments, gender reconstruction surgeries, and psychotherapy. GAT is designed to help people align their lives with their gender identity, including their emotional, interpersonal, and biological aspects.
Compassion Focused
Compassion-focused therapy is a system of psychotherapy developed by Paul Gilbert that integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with concepts from evolutionary psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, Buddhist psychology, and neuroscience.