Rachel Bernard is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include ADD and ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I am a National Board Certified Counselor and Certified Child and Adolescent Counselor specializing in working with elementary, middle, and high school age children. As a child therapist I utilize play therapy, expressive art, and sandtray therapy modalities, providing children with developmentally appropriate opportunities to self-direct and “play out” their feelings and inner worlds much as adults “talk out” their feelings in traditional talk therapy. My counseling approach is child-centered, relationship-focused, and strengths-based. I work with children struggling to adjust to changes such as divorce, family blending, or grieving a loss; experiencing mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and trauma; and children struggling with behavior, school, or relationship problems. I work closely with caregivers utilizing Child-Parent Relationship Therapy and Theraplay to strengthen attachments, improve communication patterns, and empower them with evidenced based parentin