Meet Rachel
Rachel Leilani Edwards, MA, LPCC (CA)
Libra Sun / Cancer Moon / Virgo Rising
she/her
Aloha, Mabuhay, Hola, and Hello there!
I’m Rachel, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and my practice Reclaim to Restore Counseling offers therapy that is creative, culturally affirming, neurodivergent affirming, social justice oriented for people in California. As a clinician I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings ranging from: memory care facilities, homes of neurodivergent children, creatives, first generation students, and beyond. I have worked as an elementary school based therapist, in the non profit space and now continue to see folks in my own practice.
The foundation of my work is compassion based care. I enjoy creating a safe, affirming, collaborative space for us to co-create the best treatment plan that fits your needs. I pull from a variety of Intersectional and trauma Informed interventions to ensure the therapy space honors your identity, values, culture, and experiences. My aim is to assist you in processing and reframing your life narrative to one that is free of shame. I believe in empowering you as the expert in your life. I have had the privilege of receiving training in a BIPOC Brainspotting phase 1 training in 2022 along with a Level 3 Integrative Somatic Parts work certificate in 2023.
Work with my clients aims to prove that therapy can be unconventional. We can look at who you are as a complex person not in need of fixing but instead in need of being witnessed and understood. I want people to know their rage, their fear, their irritability, their dark humor, their hobbies and comfort characters all have a place in therapy with me. I want people to know we can hold grief while also making space for joy, we can honor and work with rage, and we learn how important it is for healing. I want people to know we can create excitement and also feel uncertainty, and that forgiveness is never necessary to find peace and safety. I want people to know that working with me means together we get to figure out how to define a life of feeling seen and hopeful.
I love working with: creatives, neurodivergent folks, anxiety, perfectionism, cultural trauma, cultural identity, educators, helpers, activists, performers, and those looking for insight focused therapy with a gentle yet collaborative style.
If you feel my approach resonates with what you’re looking for please feel free to connect with me via my website or email below:
https://www.reclaimtorestorecounseling.com/
Rachel.edwardscounseling@gmail.com