“Every individual must see in the community a refuge where their spirit is nourished and their capacity to serve is strengthened.” – The Universal House of Justice, April 2022
Welcome!
I am an experienced trauma and grief counselor, offering individual and group counseling that liberates the soul from the density of trauma and loss. Some of the most powerful and profound wisdom can be made of the most gut-wrenching losses and traumatic experiences. If you feel like you’re walking around with a hole in your heart, I can help. Your loss does not have to define you. It can be tended, integrated, and transformed into a meaningful, valuable life.
What I offer:
- A refuge for people experiencing loss and/or complex relationship trauma
- A safe place to explore what’s hurt you, get un-stuck, and find yourself again
- A way to make meaning of your suffering, and a transformative process that can transmute your pain into purpose, connection, and deep peace, no matter how terrible 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 learn how to live into it.
- Liberation and aliveness. Your loss and trauma does not have to define your life. You can have a life worth living.
How do I do this?
Our deepest suffering as humans happens in relationship, and brain science shows that we need to heal in relationship, too! I offer a unique and cutting edge combination of individual and group counseling, leveraging the power of community to support a comprehensive path to a rich, insightful, connected life.
I have many years of training and experience in grief counseling, trauma therapy, and counseling for complex PTSD (C-PTSD). My favorite modalities are Jungian Depth Psychotherapy, ACT Therapy, Psychoanalytic Group Therapy, and Psychodrama. Ask me more about what these are and how I integrate them! Mostly, I care deeply about my clients, see them as full human beings, and will treat you like the spark of the divine that you are.
This is not your run-of-the-mill counseling. It is soul-to-soul work.
Let’s get started! Take a look around my website, and reach out today!
Click here to schedule an initial consultation.
I look forward to connecting with you!
Rachel Smith, MA, LPC, NCC, CAS
