Rachael Parsons Svendsen, M.S., LMFT earned her Masters in Counseling, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from California State University, Northridge. She has been working with trauma survivors since 2014. Rachael has a drive to offer healing within the therapeutic relationship to individuals suffering from treatment resistant trauma in the queer community, religious trauma survivors, adoptees and foster care alum, sexual assault survivors, and child abuse survivors. So many individuals in those communities are living with persistent physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of trauma. What most healthcare and even mental health can often offer is symptom management, but not meaningful relief. I provide psychedelic assisted somatic attachment therapy (PSIP) to this end .
Rachael believes anyone can benefit from therapy and is fundamentally humanistic in her approach, with a mission to spread genuine connection and care in her community and the world.
Rachael is not accepting any insurances at this time to allow for greater confidentiality and the extra session time needed in psychedelic sessions.
Upon request, Rachael provides Super-Bill for clients to submit to insurance for reimbursement.
Please contact for standard session fees and information on limited sliding scale slots.
If you are unable to attend a session, please make sure you cancel at least 24 hours beforehand, barring an emergency. Missed sessions and late cancellations will be charged for the full rate of the session.
The Heart of the Matter Podcast: An interview with Rachael where she discusses adoption and attachment in the context of therapy
The Birthful Podcast: An interview with Rachael where she discusses transitioning to motherhood with a colicky newborn
The Graceful Atheist: An interview with Rachael about her deconversion process
Women Beyond Faith (Part 1) (Part 2): An interview with Rachael about her upbringing and religious trauma
TGN Therapy Blog: A vulnerable post about Rachael's postpartum mood disorders and parenting a child with sensory processing disorder