Rachel Balderrama del Hierro

Rachel Balderrama del Hierro welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by change or weighed down by stress. She writes short, practical sessions that aim to help people gain a bit more breathing room in daily life. Rachel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with six years of experience. She works from a whole-person perspective and focuses on coping with life changes alongside concerns like anxiety, depression, and self-esteem.

Rachel has worked in schools, child protective services, outpatient clinics, and private practice. That variety shaped how she notices the many things that affect a person's well-being. She has experience supporting developmental challenges, neurodivergence, feeding and eating issues, and sensory processing differences.

Her sessions are collaborative. She creates time for clients to share their story, name what matters, and try practical tools between meetings. Techniques she uses include client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused strategies, with attention to trauma when it is relevant.

Rachel pays attention to relationships and the systems around a person. That means looking at family dynamics, school or work pressures, and caregiver stress when they matter to the problem at hand. She also considers physical and sensory needs when planning supports.

People can expect straightforward goals and small experiments to test what helps. Rachel offers parent coaching and one-on-one sessions that emphasize steady progress. To begin, she asks questions about what the person hopes to change and what fits into their life now.

How Rachel blends practical approaches for online therapy

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first. It focuses on listening, reflecting what matters, and helping people discover their own solutions rather than imposing fixed plans. This approach is useful for anyone who wants a supportive space to make sense of life changes and build confidence.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses simple exercises and short experiments to test new ways of coping with anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful habits. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, actionable steps and goals to move forward quickly when change feels urgent.

Finding the right mix of methods is a team effort. Rachel works with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals, and everyday routines. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts tools and plans as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and keep momentum between appointments. Some formats may also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or audio-only options when bandwidth is low - confirm what is available when you begin scheduling.