Rachel’s Story: Healing Is Coming Home –– A Commitment to A New Therapy (Going Beyond the Norm)

We are more similar than we are different.

I am a human, just like you. I believe as you heal, I heal. As you show me more of your truth, I see more of my truth. So, my commitment to doing this work is to not hide any part of myself. I am no wiser than you. Let’s walk this walk of life together.

My Story: Healing Is Coming Home

We are more similar than we are different. I’m a human, just like you.

I believe that as you heal, I heal. As you show me more of your truth, I see more of my own. That’s why I walk into this work without hiding. I’m not above you, and I’m not ahead of you. We walk together.

I grew up on farm land in Minnesota – roaming the woods and taking the 4-wheeler out as much as possible. Life in my family looked really good on the outside (due to perfectionistic parents), but on the inside of us all, there was a lot of unmet needs.

How I Got Here

Early in life, I knew I wanted to be a therapist. Through my own mental health journey — depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, sexual assault, growing up as a child of divorce — I felt called to support others in feeling less alone.

I worked with a therapist who didn’t judge my need to cope with self-harm, with perfectionism, with shutting down my emotions out of a lack of knowing warmth and safety. My therapy experience began to shift everything for me. With her, I started unraveling back toward myself. I learned that healing doesn’t come from having the right answers — it comes from being met in your realness. It took years after my work with her before things started to “click” deeper and deeper.

As I grew, I followed a winding path — Loyola in Chicago, then a move to Fort Collins to reconnect with my inner compass. Eventually, I finished my degree in Minnesota before returning to Colorado for grad school. I earned my Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Regis University — but something in me knew I wasn’t meant to follow the traditional route. I continued to unravel this inner knowing of my true essence — and parts of the true essence of humanity.

Why I Do This Differently

When I reached the edge of licensure, I paused.

Not out of fear — but out of clarity. My soul knew that the traditional model of therapy couldn’t hold the fullness of how I’m meant to serve. I didn’t want to diagnose people who were simply adapting to a world that never gave them space to feel. I didn’t want to fit healing into 50-minute boxes. So I chose a different path. I chose my intuition, my truth, and my voice.

Now, I bring all of me into this work — therapist, yoga teacher, sound healer, mirror. I hold space that’s equal parts grounded and soulful, practical and sacred. I help individuals and couples come home to themselves. To the parts they’ve abandoned. To the intimacy they crave but may not know how to receive. I do this by giving you a space where you, too, are free from the labels. In doing so, you have the opportunity to know yourself BEYOND the labels, and BEYOND the expectations your deep subconscious believes society has for you.

Why? Because after hundred and hundreds of consultations as a “therapist,” I was told over and over horror stories about people’s experience in therapy. I was told their frustrations with the model. I was on the other end of real people, sharing real experience, wanting real results, wanting genuine tools and direction – yet, unsure of where to find it.

The Work I Offer

We have to remember that “nothing changes if nothing changes.” And, the traditional therapy system (through my lens) has not had the adequate changes to keep up with the soul-evolution of humanity.

Therefore, whether it’s through The Relationship Audit, private intensives, or my Guide to Be membership — my mission is the same:

To guide people to do it differently. To show people there IS another way. To unlearn the perfectionism, overfunctioning, and emotional suppression they were taught to survive…

And instead, remember how to feel safe being seen — by themselves and by their parter (or a potential partner).

I don’t believe healing has to be heavy, clinical, or cold — filled with diagnosis or deep strategy. I believe it can be human, connected, honest — even fun. Healing, to me, isn’t about fixing. It’s about remembering who you are beneath all the roles you’ve played. It is about having a REAL human being hold space for you and feeling their genuine desire to know the depth of your soul.

I am confident in my ability to help people feel seen, understood, and empowered. Since I was young, I’ve been able to reflect someone’s experience before they had the words for it. It’s not just a skill — it’s a calling. One I take seriously, with honor, and with deep care.

My Commitment to You

My commitment is to show up fully. To be honest about my own process, my own messiness, my own humanity. To normalize the sacred and imperfect path of unbecoming — so you can meet yourself anew.

I don’t have a five-step plan to fix your life. But I do have the presence, tools, and spaciousness to walk with you as you reconnect with what’s true. To walk with you as you reclaim joy, peace, softness, and truth.

Let’s make healing real, relational, and rooted in your actual life. That’s how it was always meant to be. Reminder: A “new therapy” (a therapy alternative) is possible (and is here) and because of that, a new YOU can be known.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being here and being you.

With love,

From the Therapist Who Remembered
Rachel Jackson, MA MFT