At the core of Rachel’s work is an integrative trauma-informed approach. She recognizes the profound impact of trauma on individuals’ lives and is committed to helping clients build safety, resilience, and healing through tailored interventions. Her clinical training integrates evidence-based and experiential modalities, including Gestalt Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Sand Tray Therapy. She values the expressive and symbolic power of sand tray work as a way to help clients process and externalize experiences that may be difficult to articulate in words.

Rachel also has a strong passion for group counseling and facilitation, viewing group work as a powerful space for connection, self-awareness, and interpersonal learning. Drawing from Yalom’s therapeutic factors and experiential group processes, she emphasizes the importance of belonging, feedback, and shared humanity in promoting healing. Her experience in both leading and teaching group counseling aligns with her belief that growth often occurs most deeply within supportive, collaborative environments.

By blending traditional talk therapies with creative, embodied, and trauma-informed practices, Rachel creates a compassionate and transformative counseling space that honors the whole person. Her doctoral studies focus on preparing future counselors through teaching, supervision, leadership, and scholarship. As both a practitioner and educator-in-training, Rachel is passionate about fostering ethical, culturally responsive, and person-centered counseling practices. She is particularly committed to advancing the field of addictions and group counseling and contributing to the growth of the profession through mentorship and research.