Rachel Calderon

(She/Her/Ella)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, Select Health - Colorado, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Trauma

Intro Style Cost More info

Great to meet you!

Welcome to Empoder Therapy! I have been a therapist for 10 years and truly enjoy the work I do. I hope to provide a non-judgmental and supportive environment as you process and learn evidence based, mental health skills. I love to work with clients of all backgrounds and value cultural humility in the therapeutic setting, above all else.

A bit about my approach to therapy

As a therapist, I use an intersectional, empowerment, and trauma informed approach in my work with a strong emphasis on psychoeducation. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I predominantly work with trauma, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, race related trauma, and with those in the LGBT+ (Queer) community. I am a sex work affirmative therapist from a harm reduction framework.

What you can expect from our first session

Unfortunately, most of us are not taught how to name, process and address dysfunctional thinking patterns and as we become adults, negatively and drastically impacting our mental health. As your therapist, I hope to use empathy, kindness (and appropriate use of humor) to empower you how to assertively set boundaries and practice self-love.

Rachel's style is

Humorous

Empowering

Open-minded

Insurance carriers Rachel accepts

Aetna

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Carelon Behavioral Health

Cigna

Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

Oscar

Oxford

Quest Behavioral Health

Select Health - Colorado

United Healthcare

More about Rachel

MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Denver

License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Colorado)

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Other Racial or Ethnic Background and Hispanic

Languages: English and Spanish

Works with: Adults and Seniors

More specialties: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and PTSD

Modalities: Humanistic, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Trauma Focused CBT, Strength-Based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Structural Family, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Gottman Method / Gottman Couples