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Meet Rachel & Tour the Williston, VT Office

November 27, 2016 Written by Rachel

Licensed Social worker specializing in Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

Meet Me & Tour My Office Do you feel unhappy or unfulfilled? Has stress and pressure left you overwhelmed or trapped in negative thoughts, feelings or behaviors? Maybe you believe that you are the only one struggling and that you should be able to handle things on your own? We all struggle at some point [...]

Improve Self Confidence Now

July 15, 2017 Written by Rachel

3 Ways to Improve Your Self Esteem Women can begin improving their self-esteem by taking care of their physical health and their mental health will improve naturally. While this seems simple it can often be a difficult task. Often I hear from women, in therapy, that they don’t have time or its too hard to [...]

Managing Stress During the Summer in Vermont

July 6, 2017 Written by Rachel

The Stress-Free Days of Summer Its 6am and I am sitting at the kitchen table drinking my first cup of coffee. The sun is coming up and I think my favorite part of living, in my little Vermont house, is watching the rays of sun bounce between the leaves. The reason I enjoy it so [...]

Parenting: I’m a Mom Now

April 16, 2017 Written by Rachel

My Name is Mom The hardest job I ever signed up for was being someone’s “Mom.” While some mothers get nominated for the job spontaneously, I signed up willingly. I felt well prepared. I was educated or so I thought. When I had my first child, I had over 4 years’ experience as an attachment [...]

Activate Your Vagus Nerve Now

April 5, 2017 Written by Rachel

So when was the last time you activated your vagus nerve? When I ask someone this question in session, I usually get a blank stare back at me. Vagus what? Your vagus nerve. Its a powerful thing. The vagus nerve has the ability to shut off your anxiety. Now you’re interested. You sit in a [...]

Vermont Postpartum Support

April 2, 2017 Written by Rachel

I have a baby, now what? With my first child I was living 16 hours away from home in Charlotte, NC. I remember being so excited that I was pregnant. At the time, I was middle of the way through my masters degree and working full time with children in a residential program. The pregnancy [...]

Postpartum Anxiety

February 21, 2017 Written by Rachel

I just had a baby why would I be anxious? The other day, I visited my friend at University of Vermont Medical Center Mother and Baby Unit. She just gave birth to her daughter. Her life was full of joy and excitement. As I walked down the ocean blue hallways back to my car, I [...]