Rachel Balderrama del Hierro, LMHC, LPC

Rachel Balderrama del Hierro welcomes people feeling overwhelmed by stress, midlife questions, or changes in relationships and work. She writes plainly and listens carefully so people can talk through what feels most urgent. Rachel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with six years of clinical experience in varied settings.

She has worked in school systems, Child and Protective Services, outpatient clinics, and private practice. That mix gives her experience with developmental challenges, neurodivergence, feeding and eating concerns, and sensory processing differences. Rachel also offers coaching for parents alongside individual sessions.

Rachel takes a systems-informed approach. She looks at how family, work, biology, and community shape feelings and behavior. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns and try practical steps that fit their daily life.

Her work often uses cognitive tools to change unhelpful thinking and solution-focused ideas to set small, doable goals. Trauma-focused and client-centered perspectives guide how she responds to strong emotions and past hurts.

People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Rachel balances practical strategies with time to process feelings. She frames therapy as a partnership that builds coping skills and clearer next steps for midlife concerns, parenting strain, anxiety, depression, and related issues.

How these approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on making room for what you bring to the session and responding with empathy and respect. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and work through big emotions at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online work this often means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical exercises between sessions to change behavior and mood.

Solution-Focused Therapy highlights small, achievable steps and clear goals. It is useful when someone wants to move past a stuck point and build momentum with focused action.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Rachel will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before choosing methods. She adapts the mix as therapy progresses so work stays relevant and doable.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so therapy works around work or family commitments.