Modern Mental Health for Women of a Certain Age
In a world that values quick fixes and instant-gratification above all else, making the choice to slow down and prioritize your mental health is a radical act of self-love. Your complexity is welcome here.
- Are you burned out from the impossible pursuit of perfection?
- Do you feel like you live in a world that wasn't built for you?
- Are you exhausted from "masking" your true self or carrying unexplained pain/illness?
- Are you profoundly affected by your environment or identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP)?
- Has your experience seeking help felt frustrating and pointless?
Your pain is REAL and I get it. I help women who are neurodivergent (or curious if they are neurodivergent), chronically ill, highly sensitive, anxious, misunderstood, [peri]menopausal, or just plain old sick and tired! Many of us have been white knuckling it for years, thinking we must not have it "bad enough" to warrant getting help. Therapy with me might be helpful if you've tried all the "self care," but are still wondering why things seem so hard. Let's see who you are without the mask. You don't need to be cured, you need to be understood.
Let's get to work.
Therapy & Assessment for Women in Greater Seattle and Across Washington State
True self care can mean taking a look at the things in your life that you've been avoiding. I provide affirming care that helps women connect their problems to their larger story to make sense of it all. I honor your self diagnoses, and we will explore it together and thus develop individualized goals that are unique to you. Outcomes of this mysterious work can look like:
- Accurate diagnosis & profound shifts in your personal narrative
- Greater satisfaction in relationships
- Defined personal boundaries
- Effective communication skills
- Acceptance of your individuality, strengths, and limitations
- Increased vitality living with invisible illness/disability
- Increased tolerance for the inevitable pain we all experience in life
Rachel G. Parks
MA, LMHC
Therapist. AuDHDer. Candy Freak.
Hi, I’m Rachel. I help women of all backgrounds and neurotypes realize their full potential through my practical therapeutic sensibility. I am neurodivergent as well as a chronic illness sufferer and I know what it's like to navigate the world with ailments that are invisible to others. Counseling was not my first career (or even my second), but as I grew to accept my strengths and limitations instead of trying to fit in, I finally found where I belong.
By now you’ve seen all of the letters that come after my name. Those are hard-won, but not the most important piece of our potential journey together. I have over a decade of experience in mental health and am always striving to learn and grow and recently became a certified neurodivergent affirming therapist through Cascadia training. My true passion is seeing my clients start to live by their own rules and expectations . And maybe dismantling the patriarchy while we’re at it.
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