- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Anger and depression
About Rachel
Rachel Knudson is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. Rachel also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, substance use, dissociation, and codependency.
Rachel frames clients as the experts in their own stories and focuses on building practical skills. Sessions aim to identify immediate problems and develop concrete ways to manage feelings and behaviors. She values steady progress and small changes that add up over time.
In early sessions Rachel typically listens to what’s most pressing, then helps set goals that make sense for daily life. Conversations cover what’s happening now and habits that keep problems going. She offers straightforward strategies people can try between meetings and reviews how those tools worked.
Her background includes seven years working with people facing a mix of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience informs a focus on realistic coping skills for managing strong emotions and distressing memories. Rachel pays attention to how relationships and past hurts show up in current problems.
People who reach out often want relief from overwhelming feelings, clearer thinking about next steps, or help regaining routines that work. Rachel supports exploring those aims, helping clients find practical ways to reduce symptoms and restore more predictable days.
Approaches used and how online sessions fit your life
Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage intense feelings and process difficult memories. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and anger, such as grounding, breathing exercises, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce reactivity. These tools are meant for use between sessions to help stabilize emotion and improve day-to-day functioning.Another approach works on processing trauma and painful experiences. It involves careful discussion of difficult memories, identifying triggers, and building skills to tolerate distress so those memories have less power over routine life. This kind of work moves at a pace the client can handle and pairs processing with concrete regulation strategies.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each client to match methods to personal goals, symptoms, and comfort. Together they review what helps most and adjust the plan as work progresses.
Confirm the therapist's current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify exact options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around classes, work shifts, or other responsibilities by removing travel time and allowing sessions from wherever is most convenient. They also let people try shorter check-ins or regular weekly meetings depending on need, so therapy can be fit into a busy early-adulthood schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, plus related issues like attachment concerns, body image, substance use, and dissociation.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and straightforward. Rachel listens first, then helps set clear goals and suggests skills clients can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional work experience in counseling settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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