Rachel Pehrson

Rachel Pehrson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience. She trained in social work and has provided psychotherapy across community mental health centers, primary care and pain clinics, homeless shelters, and outpatient substance use treatment programs. Rachel uses a direct, compassionate stance and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

She often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered conversations. Rachel values mindfulness practices and uses them to help people notice patterns and build new habits. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skills practice, and real-life problem solving.

Rachel has supported people facing depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, trauma and PTSD, grief, chronic pain, and medical challenges. She also helps people who want to strengthen communication, set boundaries, and improve close relationships. Her work includes attention to attention-deficit concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is warm and interactive. She avoids labels and works to tailor treatment plans to each person’s needs and circumstances. Expect a mix of skill teaching, mindful exercises, and collaborative planning.

Rachel invites people who are ready to make changes to take the first step. She focuses on building small, sustainable shifts that add up to better day-to-day functioning and clearer connection with what matters.

How mindfulness and evidence-based skills work online

Rachel blends Mindfulness Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral techniques in straightforward ways. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple noticing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with anxiety, sleep issues, and stress. ACT focuses on values-driven action and acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings to support life changes and meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thought patterns and behaviors and offers practical tools to change unhelpful cycles and manage mood symptoms.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to see which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set clear targets, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress or challenges emerge.

Session logistics and formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports consistent skill practice between meetings, such as guided mindfulness exercises and homework tailored to daily routines.