About Rachel
Rachel Thornburg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Idaho who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship problems. She supports those dealing with trauma, grief, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. Rachel also addresses concerns such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and parenting strain.
She works with people navigating identity questions, including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues. Rachel uses plain, steady language in sessions. She listens first and follows each person’s pace.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than abstract theory. People leave with tools they can use between sessions. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
That means conversations center on the client’s experience while also practicing ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness techniques when emotional connection and present-moment awareness are important. Over five years of practice, Rachel has worked with a wide range of concerns including panic attacks, phobias, substance use, codependency, and communication problems.
She also supports people coping with abandonment, body image issues, and the effects of domestic violence or divorce. Her background includes helping first responders and those facing compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Pricing varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How Rachel’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy centers sessions on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps the client steer the direction of each session. This approach is useful for building trust and clarifying what matters most to the client.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses clear exercises and homework to reduce symptoms like panic attacks, anxiety, and low mood. Clients often leave sessions with specific skills to practice between meetings.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift emotional patterns that maintain distress in relationships or within oneself. It pays attention to how emotions are experienced in the moment and aims to create new ways of responding when strong feelings arise.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapt strategies over time. Clients can expect to try different tools and change course as needed to fit their needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well when face-to-face interaction helps the work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, on-the-go support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
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