Rachel Townes

Rachel Townes, MA, LPC, ACS, CCTP. Counseling is building relationships that produce strength based behaviors for healing and recovery. My preferred modalities are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and other therapies for addictions counseling, trauma-informed care, and family relational matters. I have an extensive experience in addressing matters of addiction, familial discord, trauma, serious mental illness, crisis intervention, and life stage conflicts. The counselor is a guide and supports the client as they establish new behaviors and coping skills for stabilization and healing. The most prominent skill used in session is relationship building as the therapeutic alliance the vehicle for therapies such as DBT, trauma-focused counseling, domestic violence counseling, and addiction counseling. Therapy is best experienced in a nonjudgmental environment in which the individual feels supported, yet challenged to initiate change behaviors. I seek to use warm and inviting tone and emotional postures to aid in rapport building and connectedness. Before the work can began the client must feel safe, comforted, and heard.