1:1 sessions & retreats, colorado

Somatic-Spiritual Psychotherapy & Shamanic Healing

is when our soul can fully inhabit every crevice of our being.

When we feel freedom and safety in being wholly ourselves.

But many of us have been taught that if we do not look / love / think / learn / behave a certain way, it is unsafe for us to exist. We develop coping mechanisms that help us survive, but hold us back from the deep joy and connection we’re here for.

And so we become disembodied - violently disconnected from our body, our emotions, and our true nature - in order to feel safe. From both a psychological and spiritual lens, it is this fragmentation of self that causes human suffering.

Embodiment

It is is our birthright to feel deeply at home in our bodies.

We are not only physical beings – we have souls, past lives, ancestors, and spirit allies – all of which play a role in the patterns of suffering we engage with in life. My work weaves all of these aspects together – so that we can experience a deeper release, a new perspective, and a lasting integration of change.

  • “Rachael guided me home to my own wisdom and seat as a therapist. She holds compassionate space while gently steering others into what is living unspoken in the body or in the systems around us. I felt held and seen by Rachael in a way that stretched my growth and increased my groundedness.”

    Mentorship for Healing Practitioners & Therapists

  • “Rachael helped me find my own guiding light again. Her kindness, understanding, gentleness, patience and belief in me has helped me through chronic life challenges. She's been a tremendously positive force in my life, I’m grateful that I have had her as an ally throughout my healing journey.”

    Spiritual-Somatic Psychotherapy Client

  • "Rachel is connected to herself and the world in such an embodied way. She pairs directness with kindness (and humor!), and knows where to push me, when to wade in deeper, when to invite gentleness. She helped me embrace my neurodivergence and meet myself exactly where I am."

    Somatic Psychotherapy Clinical Supervisee

  • “Rachael is an incredible therapist and caring individual. She encompasses unparalleled attunement, empathy, and connection with not only her clients, but all people in her life. She has a gentle ability to create substantial, long lasting change based on the individual goals of each client.”

    Spiritual-Somatic Psychotherapy Client

  • “It is rare to find a spiritual practitioner that is also a licensed therapist. Rachael’s combines her deep connection with nature and the spirit world, with years of training in traumas, triggers, and how to safely hold space for a client through their spiritual healing. Her quiet confidence feels safe and clear. ”

    Spiritual-Somatic Psychotherapy Client

Offerings

1:1 virtual sessions & retreats in colorado

Somatic-Spiritual Psycotherapy

Through somatic trauma processing, EMDR, and spiritual work, I support the many layers of folks’ embodiment, so that they can move into right relationship with themselves, their people, and the world at large.

I offer virtual sessions for folks in Colorado, and half-day retreats on this beautiful slice of mountain I call home.

1:1 virtual sessions & retreats in colorado

Shamanic Healing

In collaboration with nature, ancestors and spirit guides, I support folks remember their connection to the spirit world, and regain their soul’s sovereignty.

I offer virtual sessions for folks anywhere in the world, and half-day retreats on the land I steward in Colorado.

Equitable Pricing Model

I believe that mental and spiritual health is every human’s right. I recognise that the ‘market rate’ disproportionately impacts folks who face financial hardship, racism, sexism, ableism, etc. I use an equitable pricing model as a tool for economic and social justice, while supporting the sustainability of my own practice.

Pay it Forward

Individual Session (1h)

$200

half-day retreat (3-5h)

$600+

This supports the redistribution of resources to those that need it.

Pay in Full

Individual Session (1h)

$150*

half-day retreat (3-5h)

$450+

*This is the current market rate for therapy in Boulder County.

Pay Less

Individual Session (1h)

$100

half-day retreat (3-5h)

$300+

This reduced rate supports those with limited financial resources.

See below for guidance on which rate is the best fit for you.

Questions

  • You can use Alexis J Cunningfolk’s Green Bottle Model below to guide you. This model “relies on the principles of truthfulness, respect for complexity, and accountability.” I trust you to be truthful in your self-assessment:

    Pay it Forward

    • I am comfortably able to meet all of my basic* needs

    • I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs

    • I own my home or property OR I rent a higher-end property

    • I own or lease a car

    • I am employed or do not need to work to meet my needs

    • I have regular access to health care

    • I have access to financial savings

    • I have an expendable** income

    • I can always buy new items

    • I can afford an annual vacation or take time off

    Pay in Full

    • I may stress about meeting my basic needs but still regularly achieve them

    • I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs

    • I own or lease a car

    • I am employed

    • I have access to health care

    • I might have access to financial savings

    • I have some expendable income

    • I am able to buy some new items & I thrift others

    • I can take a vacation annually or every few years without financial burden

    Pay Less

    • I frequently stress about meeting basic needs & don’t always achieve them

    • I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs

    • I rent lower-end properties or have unstable housing

    • I do not have a car and/or have limited access to a car but I am not always able to afford gas

    • I am unemployed or underemployed

    • I qualify for government assistance including food stamps & health care

    • I have no access to savings

    • I have no or very limited expendable income

    • I rarely buy new items because I am unable to afford them

    • I cannot afford a vacation or have the ability to take time off without financial burden

    * Basic Needs include food, housing, health care, and transportation.

    ** Expendable Income might mean you are able to buy coffee or tea at a shop, go to the movies or a concert, buy new clothes, books, and similar items each month, etc.

  • No. But I can provide a monthly superbill for folks to submit to their insurance carriers for reimbursement. This is for individual psychotherapy services only.

  • All new clients begin virtually. In-person sessions and retreats are available as trust and fit are determined. They are held in my non-traditional space in the beautiful mountains of Golden, CO.

    Half-day retreats typically range from 3-5h, depending on what we are co-creating. Pricing varies accordingly (please use my hourly rate as a reference point), and can be paid in instalments.

  • I believe in being guided by the mystery, and deeply trust the timing of each person’s integration and path. For that reason, I don’t prescribe a set number or structure for sessions.

    For those seeking somatic-spiritual psychotherapy (and therefore a formal therapeutic relationship), we may work together anywhere from a few months to a few years. I look to my clients to determine what frequency meets both their psychological and financial needs, and we co-create from there.

    For folks looking for spiritual work without a therapy component - I can provide individual sessions where we seek the guidance of spirit to direct our work together, and schedule session by session. Because I believe spiritual work goes along with emotional and psychological, it’s often beneficial to have a therapist to work with you around integration.

    I can consult with a therapist you might already have, or I can provide brief integration sessions after our spiritual work. Neither of these are necessary though - if you’re just looking for spiritual support, we can meet you there.

  • As described by the US Association of Body Psychotherapy, it is “an expansive, emerging, multi-faceted field that affirms the inseparability of mind, body, and spirit. It draws from somatic psychology which sees the mind revealed not only in relational styles, dreams, and cognitions, but in neurophysiology, posture, gestures, movement, bodily tensions and more. It explores the therapeutic possibilities of somatic roads to the unconscious and healing while honoring the wisdom of general psychology and psychotherapy through expanding and contributing to it”

    I also work with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), an evidenced based trauma processing protocol that supports the brain and nervous system in integrating experiences that continue to be distressing for a person so that more ease can be found.

  • I combine my professional training in Shamanic Healing with practices passed down from my ancestors. As beautifully described by Susan Feathers:

    “Shamanism is a method of gathering knowledge and energy from the physical and non-physical realms of nature and spirit for the purpose of healing. Shamanism is not a religion. It is a healing tradition that has formed the basis of care and support in indigenous cultures for over 60,000 years.

    The basic premise of shamanism is that everything is imbued with spirit. Working in conjunction with this life-force energy (spirit) can bring about profound transformation and healing for individuals, communities, and cultures.

    A Shamanic Practitioner practices the shamanic arts of retrieving our soul essence, restoring personal power that we have lost or given away, compassionately releasing foreign energy that we carry, helping the dead cross over into the afterlife, releasing the habits that we have inherited from our families of origin, clearing foreign energy from land and buildings, establishing a reciprocal relationship with spirits of the land, and reconnecting us with the inherent joy and ease of our very truest nature.”

  • Some of the mediumistic and shamanic arts I practice include:

    • Power retrieval - reuniting a human to their connection with the spirit world

    • Soul retrieval - inviting fragmented parts of the soul back into embodiment

    • Energetic entanglements - reclaiming one’s energetic sovereignty by cutting ties to thoughts, emotions, beliefs, ideas and patterns that are draining one’s life force.

    • Psychopomping - supporting the natural death process of the soul, and the continuation of their soul’s journey.

    • Curse unraveling - working with helping spirits to undo thought forms that are energetically impacting a person’s sovereignty. These are often long-standing patterns over lifetimes and generations that feel outside of their control.

    • Compassionate depossession - gently releasing foreign energy from one’s body to restore energetic sovereignty.

  • Please book a 30min Discovery Call with me so that we can get to know each other, and make sure we’re a good fit. If we’re both happy to move fowards, I’ll send you a more detailed intake form ahead of our first session.