Rachael Johnson

Welcome! I am honored you have come across my profile. I am a licensed professional counselor and know how hard it is to reach out for help and begin to do the real work. I graduated with a double masters from JMU's clinical mental health counseling program. I have been in the field for 11+ years and have experience working with community mental health, residential services, outpatient services, and private practice. I became licensed in 2020 and have been in private practice since. I have received specialized training in trauma and abuse, intimate partner violence, and survivors of sexual assault.

I heavily operate from a trauma informed lens to look at your history and its impact on your current functioning and real life responses. I integrate attachment work to further understand relationships with yourself and others. I also implement aspects from a cognitive behavioral perspective where we explore how your thoughts affect your emotions.

I specialize in diagnoses stemming from trauma such as generalized anxiety, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and personality disorders.

Within the first session, my goal is to create a space of safety and warmth. I want you to feel respected and heard. I will sit with you through the hard stuff and never abandon you in moments of pain. Therapy is hard and I hope to increase self-awareness and healing in the relationship with yourself and others. I will help you learn how to understand your patterns so you can begin to implement real and lasting change.