Human
First
I show up as A
Rachel is a human who believes we deserve deep belly laughs, endless coffee, lots of dog snuggles and that comfort is a necessity, not a luxury. Rachel loves whimsy, sparkling lights, the glow of a candle, and the smell of rain in the desert. She also believes deeply we all deserve to feel lovable, be loved, and know in our bones that we belong.
Rachel is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Supervisor, Reiki Master Teacher, Doula, and Bodyworker, but she really values the title 'human' above all. In 2025, Rachel began the faculty track mentoring process with Somatic Experiencing International, to begin her teaching journey. She began her career in non-profit, community based organizations. As she got to witness each human's incredible journey, she embarked on her own healing, and found wonderful healers to accompany her journey. Rachel became an SEP in September of 2018, and obtained her master's degree in the following month. She has experience with inpatient treatment centers, behavioral health systems, foster care agencies, and non-profits, meeting folks both in offices and in homes. Rachel was often sought out in these environments for her unique, flexible, fluid, silly, and loving approach to help individuals facilitate their own healing. She has worked with humans of across the lifespan in various capacities, and now specializes in working humans who identify as: neurodivergent, healing from religious trauma, cult abuse, and/or have high levels of disassociation and developmental trauma. She currently runs a small private practice, supporting other clinicians and SE students in deepening their clinical skills, and continues to be lucky to support folks from all walks of life as they heal from their deepest wounds.
Healing doesn't need to be hard. You don't have to heal alone. We can find your path to feeling like your whole, authentic self.
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My approach to therapy is to show up as a human first. Together we take some time to get to know each other and our uniqueness. We work together to create a container that feels flexible, comfortable, and safe enough to explore how to find, grow, and nurture your natural resilience. Being able to walk with you on your healing journey is a gift, and I am deeply honored to be able to witness you and your unique human-ness.
Meeting ourselves deeply means we'll go through some of the deepest, darkest places of our humanity together. We'll grieve, witness our deepest fears, cry, hold sacred rage, and experience the parts of ourselves longing to be met. It also means we'll learn how to take in and experience the sweetest, most loving, and joyful parts of life. We'll learn how to allow ourselves to access the good and then we'll learn how to take it all in; the joy, belly laughs, silliness, play, delight and connection. We'll hold these all of pieces as parts of the greater whole of ourselves. We might also discover places that you find belonging and the reasons you make sense together.
I know first-hand the devastating effects of developmental and shock trauma. I know how exhausting and overwhelming it can be to exist, just to continue to feel overwhelmed and hopeless. I also know the deep relief that came with understanding how a diagnosis of ADHD in my 30s and realizing how very neurodivergent. All of that to say, I get it. I'm here to honor the wholeness of you, in whatever way you need. If you need a diagnosis, let's talk about what fits. If you don't want a diagnosis and just need some help, I'm your girl. Whatever you need and want to understand, I'm here to lovingly support you through.
Much of my own journey would have been impossible alone, without the help of loving healers, and I feel grateful to be able to work the way I do. I feel very deeply in my soul we are not meant to experience all life has to offer alone - we are made for healing and we are designed to deeply connect with ourselves and with eachother. We are designed to feel like we belong.
When we are held empathetically and wholly, we begin to find access to our true and natural healing potential. We make sense. We begin to see ourselves as more than just our survival patterns. We begin to find and meet ourselves. We get to see, understand, and love the very complex pieces of ourselves that make us human. We become the most human versions of ourself.
You make sense.
You deserve to be witnessed in all of your humanness.
Education, Licensure, & Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor & Supervisor
Arizona LPC 20578
California LPCC 17345
Licensed Massage Therapist
Arizona LMT - 51153
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING & RELATED TRAINING
Training with Dr. Kathy Kain:
Touch Skills for Trauma Therapists
Somatic Resilience & Regulation with Dr. Terrell
Coupling Dynamics
Eye of the Needle with Dr. Peter Levine
Neuro Affective Touch Training with Dr. Aline LaPierre
THERAPY RELATED TRAINING & EDUCATION
Internal Family Systems - IFS Circle
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Arizona LPC 20578
California LPCC 17345
Licensed Massage Therapist
Arizona LMT - 51153
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP
- Coordinator/Assistant
- Provides SE personal sessions, consults and group case consults to SE students
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING & RELATED TRAINING
Training with Dr. Kathy Kain:
Touch Skills for Trauma Therapists
Somatic Resilience & Regulation with Dr. Terrell
Coupling Dynamics
Eye of the Needle with Dr. Peter Levine
Neuro Affective Touch Training with Dr. Aline LaPierre
THERAPY RELATED TRAINING & EDUCATION
Internal Family Systems - IFS Circle
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
BODY WORK TRAINING
The Barral Institute
Neural Manipulation 1 (NM1)
Visceral Manipulation 1 (VM1)
Science of Massage Institute - Medical Massage Practitioner Training Ongoing
Massage Certification from Arizona School for Medical Massage & Wellness
Biodynamic Craniosacral Work ongoing with Heidi Wilson
FORMAL EDUCATION
Master's Degree in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University
Bachelor's Degree in Family Studies & Human Development from The University of Arizona
OTHER TRAININGS
Birth Doula Training
Registered Yoga Teacher(RYT)/Yoga Teacher Training
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) Foundational Training
Usui Reiki Master Teacher Training
