Reclaim self-trust

Anxiety Counseling for High-Achievers

I know that you want to feel confident and secure from the inside out.

You’ve worked hard to get where you are in life and you expected to feel more assured by this point. You’re advancing in your career, you’re managing family demands, and even fitting in time to take care of yourself and yet, you still feel like it’s never enough.

You thought that controlling the controllable and doing everything ‘right’ would make you feel better but some days it feels like you’re running on a hamster wheel with no end in sight.

I get it. And I’m here to tell you that you deserve better. You deserve true rest. I’m talking about the peace that comes from within, assuring you that you’re best is enough, even if there are unmarked boxes at the end of the day.

Maybe you’ve never experienced that. This is a place for you to find internal peace and quite the noise of not-enough thinking. Because the truth is, you are enough, just as you are; and I want to help you truly believe that so that you can live with more calm and ease.

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Who Benefits from Anxiety Therapy?

I am particularly focused on supporting the following experiences of anxiety:

1. Women Balancing Career and Family

2. Managers, Entrepreneurs or Executives

3. Going All Day but feeling ‘Never-Enough’

4. Women Experiencing Burnout

5. High Functioning Anxiety

6. Women Dealing with Life Transitions

How does anxiety therapy help?

Anxiety therapy helps by supporting you in identifying the source of your concerns and builds skills to reduce symptoms in your day-to-day life. It benefits you in the following ways:

  1. Helps you identify and evaluate the negative thoughts and beliefs about yourself that are contributing to your distress and replaces them with kinder ones.

  2. Offers a container for you to slow down and safely process the places you feel stuck, with care that’s solely focused on you.

  3. Improves your coping mechanisms, allowing you to utilize healthier strategies when life goes awry.

  4. Uncovers the root causes of your fears or anxiety and helps you chanage your relationship to difficult emotions.

  5. Builds self esteem, decreases self doubt, and helps you own the confidence that’s already inside of you .

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The good news is…

You can lead a life of calm and confidence

If you’re tired of wasting time battling anxiety on your own, this is the place for you.

What sets me apart?

I hold advanced certifications that support my specialties so that you are getting a therapist who is not only interested but uniquely trained to address your concerns. I’m gentle but intentional, with a relational approach that honors your unique personhood.

  • Certified Grief Therapist

  • Trauma Certified in Multiple Modalities

  • Advanced (In)Fertility, IVF, + Third Party Reproduction Training

  • Perinatal Mental Health Certified

  • Miscarriage, TFMR, Stillbirth, + Child Loss Provider

  • LGBTQ+ and Culturally Affirming Care Trained

  • 15 years Specialized Experience

  • I Understand Deeply and Personally

Clinical Recommendations

☆☆☆☆☆

Rachael is a kind and caring professional, who provides gold standard services. When working with her, you will find yourself in expert hands. She leans on collaboration and empathy in her work, and I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking support.

Dr. Hayley Bell

Rachael creates a therapeutic space with her gentle, open-hearted, and nurturing presence. She is an excellent listener, and she is thorough with an astute attention to detail. She has a uniquely strong ability to organize and navigate especially complex situations and she does so with great kindness and patience. I recommend my patients to her without hesitation.

Dr. Kendra Levi

☆☆☆☆☆

I highly recommend Rachael as a support for women navigating infertility, anxiety, and trauma healing. Rachael is organized, caring, and genuinely interested in creating positive change in her community.

Monique Bellefleur

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Fatigue, reduced performance, irritability, isolation, inability to delegate, overworking without making progress, or increased dependence on unhealthy coping strategies like alcohol, sex, or food.

  • Imposter syndrome can be so pervasive. Some ways to move through it are exploration of your emotions, identifying the motivators for your behaviors, and practicing mindfulness by redirecting negative thought processes. All of these can be achieved in a solid therapeutic relationship.

  • I get it. I am also a high achiever who understands burnout and anxiety. I combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication, identifiable goals, and reliable results. I’m not just a therapist, but a partner on your path toward the life you desire.