Hello! My name is Rachel and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in Atacsadero, CA.

I am a firm believer that an increased level of awareness into our own internal world is essential to making long lasting changes. It allows for us to better understand our emotions, reactions, the way we tend to handle various situations, and how all of these affect each other. When we better understand those things, it is then easier to find coping skills that work for each individual person, and when we find what works well for us, it is more likely to become a long lasting change.

A lot of the training I have is based in research backed and evidence based therapeutic modalities. These include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Therapy, trauma ingormed therapy, Gestalt, and Internal Family Systems approaches.

While I am informed in my therapeutic approach by evidence based practices, I have come to realize that we are all the experts of our own lives, and I will make every effort to respect that you are the expert in your own experience. As your therapist, I will strive to join you as the expert in your own experience and use the knowledge and understanding of clinical research to support you in finding the paths towards your goals.