About Rachael Stern MSW (She/Her)
Our Philosophy
Rachael has spent her career both in and out of the therapy room working to dismantle systems of oppression, pulling apart what doesn’t work, and crafting structures that treat people better. Whether this is treating yourself better, your partner(s), children or doing your own work to make the world a better place, Rachael is a solid par
Rachael has spent her career both in and out of the therapy room working to dismantle systems of oppression, pulling apart what doesn’t work, and crafting structures that treat people better. Whether this is treating yourself better, your partner(s), children or doing your own work to make the world a better place, Rachael is a solid partner in change. She deeply enjoys the work alongside her clients in claiming/reclaiming their space in the world both physically and metaphorically.
The status quo tells us we can’t trust ourselves, our knowing, or our bodies. Rachael believes that our innate knowing - when we can access it, is not only the gold we seek, but the light we shine for ourselves and in the world around us.
From clinical experience with eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, chronic pain, couples and larger family systems, ethical non-monogamy, kink and the entirety of the LGBTQIA umbrella to professional work in issue focused non-profits and campaigns (and even performing), Rachael is deeply in tune with the political and social ecosystems that our intersectional identities transverse on a moment to moment basis and is committed to be a lifelong student learning about her client’s unique identities and what these mean for their experience of the world and the world’s experience of them.
Rachael received her MSW from New York University and has additional training in Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and more.
Rachael is deeply committed to an anti-racist, HAES celebratory, anti-ableist, sex positive practice.
Services Provided
Ketamine assisted therapy, Eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, chronic pain and complex disorders, couples counseling, parents of neurocomplex children, ethically non-monogamous relationships, sex and sexuality.
*Accepts Carefirst, Anthem, FED, and BCBS PPO for Individual sessions. Provides complimentary billing or superbills for part
Ketamine assisted therapy, Eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, chronic pain and complex disorders, couples counseling, parents of neurocomplex children, ethically non-monogamous relationships, sex and sexuality.
*Accepts Carefirst, Anthem, FED, and BCBS PPO for Individual sessions. Provides complimentary billing or superbills for partnered sessions. Provides telehealth to Washington DC, MD and VA. In person Wed only in Old Town Alexandria.*