Rachel Van Sligtenhorst

(She/Her)

Registered Psychotherapist

RP, CTP Dipl

Availability
Accepting new clients
Session Format
Online Phone
Appointments
Weekdays Evenings
Clientele
Adults (18+) Adults (65+)
Languages Offered
English

Meet Rachel

Struggling with life’s challenges? Therapy can help you feel more grounded, understood and ready for what’s next.

Struggling with life’s challenges? Feeling stuck or hopeless? Ready to start looking deeper and find a new way forward? Being human is beautifully messy and sometimes exhausting. You don’t have to “hold it all together” on your own. Together, we’ll aim to create a safe, space to slow down, make sense of what you’re going through, and gently move toward the life you want. We’ll explore your inner world with genuine curiosity, gentleness and openness, building self-acceptance and peace through understanding and support. My mission is simple: to help you become compassionately curious about yourself so that you can find more space to build the life you desire.

I’m a therapist who believes healing happens in relationship: with ourselves and with others. My style is warm, curious, grounded in real life and sometimes a bit cheeky. We’ll take the time to understand what’s really going on and what you need right now.

I blend talk therapy with somatic exploration and visualization work – healing happens in your mind, body and imagination. We might explore thought or behavioural patterns, be curious about what your body is telling you, dive into an emotional memory to discover what your younger self needs, or help different parts of yourself have overdue conversations. I strive to create a safe, compassionate space where growth can happen during belly laughs just as much as during tears. Healing doesn’t always have to be heavy.

  • With compassionate curiosity our conversation can bring unknowns to the surface, make new connections and give space and safety to confront things that have been avoided.
  • Through somatic exploration we might connect your physical experience with your emotional experience, discover and perhaps complete unfinished actions, play with new endings or find ways to support your body and your internal experiences.
  • Through visualization, we can rewrite or reimagine old stories, giving you the support you wished you’d had, or helping your wise adult self show up for past moments of pain aiming to create the endings your heart has been longing for.

Issues