We can find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by stress, emotions, and unhealthy patterns. Sometimes our current coping skills are not enough or are no longer helpful to us. I am a warm and empathetic counselor that can assist you on your life journey. I strive to instill hope that positive change can occur, support development of new skills, and encourage movement toward a more successful and fulfilling life. I counsel adults of any age, sexual orientation, race, or culture. I provide a safe and compassionate environment to work on any concern, including OCD, co-dependence, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and transition.

The theory of SMART is based on the research that thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations are interacting. SMART therapeutic perspective believes neurobiological linkage between behavior, thoughts, emotion, and sensation. SMART's comprehensive perspective sees that the roots of behavior start from the nervous system, which transmits neurons through synaptic space and send signals as a bodily sensation using neuromuscular (the meeting place of a nerve and a muscle fiber), which interprets into emotions, emotions generates thoughts and thoughts activate behaviors. SMART is an etiological treatment on the unbroken chain of humans' behavior from intervening nerve system and neuromuscular using Static Movement treatment

In my private practice, I work with committed couples using PACT to create secure functioning relationships, and with individuals using mindfulness and psychodynamic methods of embodied insight through EMDR and Hakomi.

As a trainer, I teach PACT Level 1 Therapist Training in Boulder. I also facilitate EMDR Trainings and lead EMDR Consultation groups for therapists in Basic Training and seeking EMDRIA Certification.

For more information, please visit my website at www.rachelcahn.com

Master's level therapist working for Therapy Matters in Louisville CO