Rachel Balderrama del Hierro

Rachel Balderrama del Hierro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or past hurts. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy a manageable step for parents and individuals who need practical support. Her style is collaborative and encouraging, with attention to daily challenges and emotional strain.

She has six years of experience across school systems, Child and Protective Services, outpatient clinics, and private practice settings. That background means she often draws on real-world strategies for dealing with developmental differences, neurodivergence, and feeding or eating concerns. She also supports people facing caregiver stress and compassion fatigue.

Rachel describes therapy as a partnership. Sessions give people space to share, feel, and learn tools for handling life’s problems. She blends client-centered listening with approaches that target thoughts and behaviors, and she uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events are part of the concern.

Her work pays attention to systems that shape a person’s day-to-day life, including family dynamics and environmental factors. Physiological wellness and sensory needs are also part of the conversation when relevant. Practical skills, clearer communication, and pacing are common focuses in sessions.

Rachel practices in Colorado and conducts sessions in English. Her aim is to help people build steady coping skills, greater self-understanding, and more manageable routines so they can move forward with purpose and self-compassion.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Rachel uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process difficult past events and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on understanding how past experiences affect current feelings and reactions, then building ways to respond differently.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them. That approach emphasizes listening, validation, and helping clients find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, needs, and preferences and then recommend techniques that fit the client's situation. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling, fewer travel demands, and the ability to fit sessions into a busy week. Because the biography does not specify which session formats are offered, confirm the available formats before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to maintain steady care while juggling school, work, and family obligations.