“Radical self-love summons us to be our most expansive selves, knowing that the more unflinchingly powerful we allow ourselves to be, the more unflinchingly powerful others feel capable of being. Our unapologetic embrace of our bodies gives others permission to unapologetically embrace theirs.” – Sonya Renee-Taylor
Welcome!
Struggling with body shame and disordered eating is baffling, exhausting, and unrelenting. You would never speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself, yet the inner critic is always there to point out every flaw, judge your every move, and tell you exactly what is “wrong” with you. Though it may seem “shallow,” chronic shame and food obsession can impact every aspect of your life and your relationships. I can help you find freedom from worry about your body, address underlying anxiety and trauma, and help you live the connected, empowered, and embodied life you deserve.
This is not your run-of-the-mill counseling. It is soul work.
I have been in the field for over 25 years specializing in the intersection of Relational Trauma (childhood trauma/ complex PTSD), Eating Disorders, and Anxiety. The path of healing is powerful to witness: life-changing and transformative.
My practice is:
- A refuge for people ready to reclaim their bodies and their sanity, and learn to love themselves and other people better
- A safe place to explore what’s hurt you and get un-stuck
- A way to make meaning of your suffering, and a transformative process that can transmute your painful experiences into purpose, connection, and deep peace, no matter what the circumstances.
- A community in which to heal and grow that can mirror you, hold you, celebrate with you, call you on your stuff, and love you through the hard things.
- An opportunity to consider what matters most to you, and actively live into it.
- Liberation and aliveness. Your struggles do not have to define you. You can have a life you love!
How do I do this?
I offer a unique and cutting edge experience of counseling that goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Working with me is deep, intuitive, spiritual, creative, and sometimes even fun! I use active imagination, dreamwork, art therapy, ACT therapy, and somatic (body-based) therapy. I see you as a full human being, with a soul. By learning to listen to your own deep wisdom and getting to know yourself, you can be who you are, communicate your needs powerfully in relationship, and can truly let go of the things you can’t control. When you know you have choices, and you know how to make them, life gets better, and your relationships with yourself and other people get better!
I would love to hear your story, and see how I might support your path to freedom, joy, connection, and love.
Let’s get started! Take a look around my website, and reach out today!
Click here to schedule an initial consultation! This schedule can be pretty limited online, so if you can’t find something that works for you, let me know some good times to reach you and we can usually chat in the next day or two.
I look forward to connecting with you!
Rachel Smith, MA, LPC, NCC, CAS
