Rachel Balderrama del Hierro

Rachel Balderrama del Hierro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She works with individuals facing issues like low self-esteem, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career concerns. Rachel writes plainly and listens closely so people can name what matters most to them and take the next steps.

She has about six years of clinical experience across schools, Child and Protective Services, outpatient clinics, and private practice in Colorado. That background means she often draws on practical experience with developmental differences, neurodivergence, and co-occurring conditions. She also brings experience with eating and feeding concerns and sensory processing differences.

Her style is interactive and collaborative. Sessions give space to tell your story, feel what’s happening, and practice tools that fit daily life. Techniques she uses include client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral approaches, solution-focused ideas, and trauma-informed perspectives.

Rachel pays attention to systems that shape a person’s life, such as family interactions and environmental factors. She also considers physical wellness as part of emotional health. People who want a supportive partner and a clear plan often find this way of working helpful.

To begin, she guides people through steps that clarify goals and small changes. The aim is to build lasting skills for coping with stress, depression, compassion fatigue, and shifts in career or life purpose.

Approaches that shape online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can decide what feels most important; it helps when people need a steady, understanding presence to sort their thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, realistic steps and goals so people can see progress quickly and build on what works.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then collaborate on the mix of methods that fit best. That plan can change as work together reveals what helps most.

Check the platform or therapist notes to confirm which online session formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around a busy day, use shorter check-ins when needed, and try exercises between meetings that fit real life. Licensed professionals can help clients translate skills learned in sessions into workplace or home routines, especially for career stress, parenting demands, or transitions.