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Services provided

Free 15-minute consultation

Please email me at rachel@mindfueltherapy.com to schedule a free 15 minute consultation. I understand the importance of finding a therapist that is the right fit for you. This consultation helps to ensure that before you even get started in session. If my clinical experience is not a fit for you, I will do my best to assist you with an appropriate referral.

Individual therapy sessions

I work with clients who may be struggling with anxiety and/or trauma that is making it difficult to live their most fulfilled lives. I'm an anxiety specialist and utilize evidence-based interventions such as CBT, ERP, ACT, EMDR and mindfulness techniques in my sessions. My approach is client-centered and use the interventions that best fit the needs of each individual client. If your world is feeling small, reach out today and let's create treatment goals to help you move forward in your life.

EMDR Sessions

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019). If you’re interested in EMDR therapy, please read further below and email me to book a session.

Clinical & Sport Psychology sessions

These 1:1 sessions focus on the mental aspect of the athlete’s sport and helps each athlete achieve their goals through an individualized plan. Rachel has been working with student athletes for over decade to help them succeed. These sessions are appropriate for ages 11 and older. Athletes of any sport are encouraged to reach out, at the middle school, high school and collegiate levels. Rachel completes a 15 minute consultation with the athlete’s parent if they are a minor in order to have all necessary background information prior to the first session. A further description of these sessions is provided below (scroll down the page). To schedule a clinical and sport psychology session, email Rachel: rachel@mindfueltherapy.com

Learn more about EMDR

Courtesy of EMDR International Association

  • EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences (Maxfield, 2019). Shapiro and Forrest (2016) share that more than 7 million people have been treated successfully by 110,000 therapists in 130 countries since 2016. (source: emdria.org)

    For my visual learners, here is an excellent video description from EMDRIA:

    https://youtu.be/Pkfln-ZtWeY

  • EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages. Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges:

    Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias

    Chronic Illness and medical issues

    Depression and bipolar disorders

    Dissociative disorders

    Eating disorders

    Grief and loss

    Pain

    Performance anxiety

    Personality disorders

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues

    Sexual assault

    Sleep disturbance

    Substance abuse and addiction

    Violence and abuse

  • EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue or completing homework between sessions. EMDR therapy, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.

    EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.

  • Our brains have a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events. This process involves communication between the amygdala (the alarm signal for stressful events), the hippocampus (which assists with learning, including memories about safety and danger), and the prefrontal cortex (which analyzes and controls behavior and emotion). While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help.

    Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories, and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.

Clinical & Sport Psychology Services

What is Clinical & Sport Psychology?

The most elite athletes in the sports industry understand the importance of the mental aspect of their sport in order to achieve their goals.  These 1:1 sessions with Rachel will focus on the mental aspect of the athlete’s sport and help them build the necessary mental mindset to be able to compete at the highest level possible. Colleges and universities want student-athletes who are physically capable of being an excellent athlete as well as emotionally mature enough to play competitively and maintain a high academic status.  These sessions are specialized for each individual athlete to help them achieve their performance goals and better prepare them for their athletic career.

What can be accomplished in a session?

  • Individualized plan created for each athlete

  • Material provided after each session

  • Increase Sports Performance by focusing on the following topics:

    • Manage emotions for better outcomes

    • Overcoming fear and self-doubt

    • Leadership Training

    • Confidence Building

    • Goal Setting & Goal Development

    • Visualization Training

    • Pre-performance Routines

    • Stress Management & Mindfulness Techniques

    • Bounce back after an injury

    • Cognitive Restructuring

    • College Recruitment Mentoring

    • How to Handle High Pressure Situations

    • Communication Techniques

    • Understanding the impact of negative self-talk and working toward positive self-talk

“Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.”
— Venus Williams

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