Rachel Harlich (she/her/hers)

I specialize in working with clients with complex (childhood) trauma, as well as adulthood trauma, utilizing somatic and parts work trauma therapies that bring mindfulness to survivors' inner world, addressing the pain and adaptations that we have built to cope, and beginning the work of "gentle parenting" ourselves. This work is flexible and responsive to what works for you.

Okay, first off - let's lose the ASD label here (I'm talking to you Therapy Den!). I do not work from the pathology paradigm! If you suspect you may be autistic, are self-identified/realized, or have a formal diagnosis - you're valid! If you're new to this understanding of yourself it can be a LOT. I would love to help you explore this new lens to view yourself and your life through. If you're in autistic burnout, let's try and see what helps. If being autistic is old news, you're welcome here.

Parts work is an absolute game-changer! Along with somatics, which I weave throughout the process, we can drop the narrative and go into inner experience and learn together about your internal world. This is great for trauma and attachment wounding survivors, neurodivergent folks who may have spent their whole life masking, and couples struggling to move out of reactivity, and many others! I'm trained in both IFS and complex trauma/dissociation model known as TIST, taught by Janina Fisher.

Many of us in our modern world are operating in a disembodied state. This may be especially true for trauma and attachment-wounding survivors and neurodivergent folks (and let's face it, that venn diagram is often a circle!). By gently bringing in tools like body awareness, five sense perception (or protection for those with aversions), and movement, we can explore your experience in a new way & integrate experiences of the past and present to build more safety and groundedness.

Relational therapy incorporates all of this wonderful internal awareness and asks, now how do we turn this into skills and felt experience between me and others? How do we become closer, set healthy boundaries, communicate skillfully and with intention, and prioritize joy? My approach is eclectic and flexible, incorporating couples modalities like Relational Life Therapy, Developmental Model, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Imago, and my background in somatics and parts work.

I work with couples and polycules who are looking to resolve tensions, interrupt old and build new patterns, and become closer. Many times issues of attachment, trauma, mixed neurotypes, reactivity, communication differences, adjusting to new illness and disability, navigating new or emerging issues within non-monogamy, contribute to challenges. I incorporate a multitude of approaches to help each relationship come to a place of more harmony, understanding, and intimacy.

I work with couples and polycules who are looking to resolve tensions, interrupt old and build new patterns, and become closer. Many times issues of attachment, trauma, mixed neurotypes, reactivity, communication differences, adjusting to new illness and disability, navigating new or emerging issues within non-monogamy, contribute to challenges. I incorporate a multitude of approaches to help each relationship come to a place of more harmony, understanding, and intimacy.