- Warm interactive style
- Focus on skills
- Mindfulness based
About Rachel
Rachel Pehrson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of experience as a psychotherapist. She earned a Master of Social Work from Long Island University in 2012 and practices in Colorado. She has worked in community mental health, primary care and pain clinics, homeless shelters, and outpatient substance use treatment settings.
Rachel helps people facing depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, and grief. She has supported people who live with chronic pain and other medical challenges and helps those coping with relationship strain and communication problems. She also offers help for stress, parenting concerns, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her style is warm and interactive. Rachel treats people with respect and sensitivity and avoids labeling. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and skills that can be used between meetings.
Rachel blends cognitive behavioral work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods. She also uses mindfulness practices and elements from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Plans are tailored to each person’s needs and goals.
Many people come seeking help with life changes, caregiving stress, or the emotional effects of chronic illness. Rachel aims to support clients as they find workable routines, healthier habits, and better ways to talk about difficult topics.
To begin, readers should follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Rachel helps people facing depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, and grief. She has supported people who live with chronic pain and other medical challenges and helps those coping with relationship strain and communication problems. She also offers help for stress, parenting concerns, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her style is warm and interactive. Rachel treats people with respect and sensitivity and avoids labeling. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and skills that can be used between meetings.
Rachel blends cognitive behavioral work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods. She also uses mindfulness practices and elements from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Plans are tailored to each person’s needs and goals.
Many people come seeking help with life changes, caregiving stress, or the emotional effects of chronic illness. Rachel aims to support clients as they find workable routines, healthier habits, and better ways to talk about difficult topics.
To begin, readers should follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Colorado
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rachel often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small steps toward meaningful goals. ACT focuses on noticing tough thoughts and moving in the direction of what matters most, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with health challenges.She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors that reduce distress and improve sleep, mood, or daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts plans as progress is made and as life circumstances change.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that match work or caregiving breaks. It can also let people use mindfulness homework and behavioral experiments in their everyday environment. Discuss scheduling and format details when you complete the site’s matching questionnaire.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, chronic pain and illness, parenting and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, with practical skills, mindfulness exercises, and a focus on respect and sensitivity rather than labels.
What kinds of settings has she worked in?
She has nine years of experience in community mental health centers, primary care and pain management clinics, homeless shelters, and outpatient substance use treatment facilities.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Social Work and is a CO LCSW. She practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist’s availability.