Clinical Life Coach

Traditional therapy is not for everyone, which is why clinical life coaches exist. Through my life experiences and extensive education as an adult, I have found that life coaching is a system that has worked to give me the tools I needed and allowed me to build on those coping skills to achieve both my short-term and long term goals. I want to do the same for my clients. Everyone is different and needs different skills at different times, I will always meet you where you are in your mental health journey. “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, and that’s true, but another part of that is Rome was built with many tools, and no one did it alone. It takes teamwork and the right instruments to build something on that scale. So, wherever you are in your journey, if that’s just a little remodeling or starting with the foundation, I look forward to helping you on your journey and building the blueprint together to achieve your goals. 

Education / Experience

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia. I am a certified clinical life coach through the International Neurolinguistic Program. I completed a supervised internship year with Joshua Jennings, and I have been a certified Wellness Coach since 2021. Starting in 2025, I will begin my MSW program at the University of Georgia.

I enjoy working with individuals from all walks of life, but I am especially passionate about working with adolescents and young adults. My areas of interest are in personal growth, acceptance, and commitment coaching, anxiety, depression, burnout, school stress, boundaries, self-esteem, family dynamics, ADHD, relationships, communication, and unhelpful patterns.

What a session is like with me

Hi, my name is Rachel, and I am a clinician here at the Toolbox. As someone who has been through the therapeutic process, I learned pretty quickly what worked and what didn’t. I started counseling at 12 years old to work on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues. While I am grateful to everyone who helped me on my journey toward psychological well-being, not every counselor I saw worked for me. I remember very distinctly telling a counselor I didn’t know what to do anymore, and she nodded and asked how I felt about that.

I’m not sure if it was that moment that defined what I wanted my career as a clinician to be, but I am sure it had some influence. I am not here to tell you what to do, but I will be here to give you the tools that give you the confidence and autonomy to make the best choice for your future. I want to walk through options with you, find which one best meets your goals, and give you the coping skills and tools to make those choices. Boundaries, self-esteem, processing emotions, and taking care of your mental health are not easy things to do; if it was, I wouldn’t have a job. We wouldn’t need to keep writing and reading self-help books, someone would have found the one-size-fits-all “cure” a long time ago. Learning to do these things takes time, self-compassion, and kindness, and I would love to encourage and empower you on your emotional and psychological well-being.

I pride myself on always doing my best to meet you where you are. “Meeting you where you are” can mean pulling from personal experiences to show you that you are not alone. “Meeting you where you are” means validating your feelings and letting you know that “normal” is only a setting on a dishwasher. I know you may be struggling to believe in yourself, to believe it can get better, but as someone who was dealt with that same internal battle, I can tell you it gets so much better. It is completely normal to feel excited and nervous to start healing your mental health. Know that you are not alone, and I can’t wait to support you and provide you with tools that empower you to tackle any problem and obtain any goal. Let’s get started!