Rachel Knudson

Rachel Knudson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona. She brings seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, trauma, abuse, and depression. Rachel focuses on practical support and steady guidance as people take steps toward change.

She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps that fit into daily life. Rachel talks through coping strategies, emotion regulation, and ways to respond to triggers so clients feel more in control.

Her background includes work with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, dissociation, and substance use challenges. She also supports people dealing with body image, control issues, and the emotional effects of domestic violence or other losses. Rachel has experience with a broad range of mood and personality-related struggles where focused, consistent care can help.

Rachel emphasizes a collaborative approach. She listens, offers feedback, and helps people try out new ways of thinking and behaving. Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at making progress in real life rather than only in conversation.

People who choose Rachel often want practical tools and steady support while they work through painful experiences. To begin, she asks people to describe their immediate concerns and priorities so sessions can target what matters most.

Approaches that guide online work and fit daily life

Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One approach focuses on practical skills training to manage strong emotions, teaching concrete steps for calming down, reducing reactivity, and handling difficult moments. This is useful for anxiety, anger, and mood swings.

Another strand emphasizes trauma-informed care that helps people make sense of distressing experiences and reduce their impact on current relationships and daily functioning. That work includes pacing, grounding techniques, and processing distress in a way that feels manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which tools to use and how to work toward change.

Confirm session formats before booking, as current options are set by the therapist. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks or between other commitments. It also offers flexibility for people who prefer shorter or more frequent sessions while they try new skills.