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WHERE YOU ARE
Where you might be feeling stuck right now
In Your Relationship
You're trapped in the exact same argument on repeat. Even sitting next to each other, the emotional distance feels overwhelming, and you're tired of walking on eggshells.
In Your Inner World
You've carried anxiety, high-functioning perfectionism, or old survival strategies for so long that you're utterly exhausted. On the outside you have it together; on the inside you feel numb or fragmented.
In Life Transitions
Something in your life is asking for attention. The ways you used to cope simply aren't working anymore, and you're ready to stop just surviving your life.
"Moving beyond symptom management allows you to experience real, lasting transformation."
THE OUTCOME
What happens when you change the pattern
✓ Deeper Connection
Trade defensive communication for genuine warmth, understanding, and intimacy with your partner.
✓ Emotional Relief
Drop the heavy weight of old anxiety and protection mechanisms so your nervous system can finally rest.
✓ Self-Trust & Clarity
Understand why you react the way you do, shifting from self-criticism to quiet confidence and self-compassion.
✓ A Fuller Way of Living
Reconnect with your creativity, joy, and purpose, feeling truly present in your daily life.
APPROACH & PHILOSOPHY
A different way of seeing
Real healing doesn't happen by following a generic formula or giving you advice. It happens by caring for the whole person.
By integrating brain science, somatic awareness, creative expression, and relationship dynamics, we don't just talk about change... we create the conditions for your nervous system and heart to actually feel it.
THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS
Ways we can work together
FOR YOU
Individual Therapy
Heal past wounds, regulate your nervous system, and step into who you actually want to be.
EXPLORE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY →
FOR COUPLES
Couples Therapy
Break painful communication loops and restore trust using proven Imago and IFIO frameworks.
EXPLORE COUPLES THERAPY →
DEEP DIVE
Therapy Intensives
Accelerate your progress and achieve breakthroughs in days rather than months.
LEARN ABOUT INTENSIVES →
IN COMMUNITY
Workshops & Retreats
mmersive, creative experiences for deeper healing, connection, and growth.
VIEW UPCOMING EVENTS →
Don't know where to start?
The first step is simply a conversation. We'll talk about what's feeling hard, what you're hoping for, and which path makes the most sense for you.
CLIENT DISCOVERIES
What real progress feels like
"I finally understand myself in a way I never have before."
"Our conversations feel completely different because I experience them differently."
"I have more choice in my life than I realized."
I realized I'm not broken, I've just been protecting myself.
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BACKGROUND AND CLINICAL FOUNDATION
➛ Licensed Professional Counselor (Texas)
➛ Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC)
➛ Certified Imago Relationship Therapist (CIRT)
➛ Certified Brainspotting Therapist
➛ Certified Yoga Teacher
MEET RACHAEL
Artist, teacher, and licensed professional counselor
Long before I became a therapist, I was an artist and educator. Art taught me something profound that still guides my work today: how we look at something changes what becomes possible.
Teaching for over twenty years taught me to pay deep attention... that beneath every defensive reaction is a story, beneath every recurring argument is a longing to be heard, and beneath every person is something vital waiting to emerge.
I don't see you as a problem to be solved. Instead of a rigid formula, I help you slow down and see your life through a new lens... and when how you see your story changes, the heavy patterns holding you back naturally begin to shift.
When I'm not in the therapy room, you'll find me painting, writing, or out in nature. My personal faith is a deep anchor in my life and I warmly welcome clients from all backgrounds, honoring whatever sources of meaning matter to you.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Caring for the whole person
True transformation happens when your nervous system, heart, and mind all experience safety and relief. Drawing from trauma-informed approaches — Internal Family Systems (IFS), Imago Relationship Therapy, Brainspotting, expressive arts, and somatic practices.
We work with your whole self:
Body
Release tension and nervous system exhaustion.
Mind
Trade self-criticism for quiet confidence.
Relationships
Break painful communication loops.
Spirit
Reconnect with what gives your life meaning.
