Rachelle Walker (She/Her)

What makes you feel connected to yourself and others? And when you’re feeling cut off, or checked out, what’s getting in the way? We need to be in touch with ourselves and in harmony with our communities to thrive. But sometimes, we can sabotage ourselves in support of the people around us. Or we might move away from people who care about us when we need them the most. Does that sound familiar?

In relationships of all kinds, we bring our past into the present. You’ve probably had that experience, and you may know what it feels like to carry the weight of your personal history into a new chapter of your life. You want to remember the things that have hurt you, but these old wounds might be leading you in circles.

Therapy offers us a way to address that problem. It can be a space to attune more deeply to your vulnerable parts while receiving the connection and care we all need to heal. When we’re able to turn toward these raw places, it’s an act of self-support. This work helps you stay resourced in yourself, your relationships, and your community.

Approach​
My approach to therapy is relational and psychodynamic, drawing from attachment theory, IFS (parts work), and somatics. These frameworks can help you understand how your emotional and relational patterns can become inflexible and prevent you acknowledging and meeting core needs. By practicing present-moment awareness and processing, you can form new pathways, change how you react, and process with more resilience and agility. While you build these skills, I’ll support you in identifying how they impact you in practical terms.

From my personal experience dealing with trauma and its effect on relationships, I know how isolating it can feel, and you don’t have to do this alone. We need safety and connection to be present with difficult emotions like depression, anxiety, and shame. By working together, we can find ways to restore your sense of security in self.
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About Me 
As a pre-licensed professional and MA in Counselling Psychology student under clinical supervision, I offer affordable pricing and benefit from the peer and professional support I receive as a student practitioner. Before training to be a therapist, I worked as an artist and for community arts organizations and festivals. In those spaces, I had the privilege of learning from diverse creatives who shared their perspectives through art.

I deeply value the truth of our lived experience, and I approach counselling from a feminist, anti-oppressive, and collaborative stance that recognizes the impact of structural inequality and collectivist approaches to enacting systemic change. My practice is trauma-informed, inclusive, and welcoming to queer and trans people.

Focus and Expertise 
Relationships • Relationship issues • Breakups
Anxiety • Depression • Grief • Shame • Guilt
Identity • Transitions • Self-esteem • Self-doubt
Dating • Non-monogamy • Polyamory • Kink • Sex 
Queer • LGBTQ+ • Non-Binary • Transgender

Let’s Connect 
I offer sliding scale, low-cost, affordable therapy sessions virtually from Toronto, Ontario. If you’re interested in emotional and relational patterns and curious about personal growth and enacting change, I think we’ll work well together. Success in therapy is all about compatibility. To find out if we’re a good fit, I offer a free 30-minute consultation. Let’s set up a time to chat!