Grief & Trauma Therapy
You've been carrying this alone for too long.
Some losses go too deep for words. Some pain has no name. Some grief has been waiting years to finally be felt.
That’s exactly where we start.
Making the unseen seen.
Living with grief or trauma can feel like this
You don’t have to tick every box. But if something here stirs in you, you’re in the right place.
- You’re grieving — a person, a relationship, a version of yourself — and the world expects you to be over it by now
- You feel things deeply, perhaps too deeply, and you’ve spent a lifetime managing that
- Something from your past keeps showing up in your present, in your relationships, your body, your patterns
- You’ve tried to understand it, talk about it, think your way through it — but it won’t shift
- You feel anxious, numb, untethered, or all three at once
- You’ve been told you’re too sensitive — but you know your pain is real
- You sense there’s something in you that has never been seen, never been heard, never been allowed
If something in you recognised itself just now — that’s not an accident.
What is grief and trauma therapy?
This is not about managing your symptoms or learning to cope better.
It’s about going to the root. To the experiences, often from childhood, that taught you it wasn’t safe to feel, to need, to be fully yourself. To the grief that never had space. To the parts of you that went into hiding to survive, and are still there, still waiting.
Together, we make the unseen seen.
We don’t fix you. We listen to you, all of you, including the parts that have never been heard. And something shifts when that happens. Not because I did something to you, but because you finally met yourself.
This work is quiet. It goes deep. And it changes things.
This is not ordinary therapy
I practice trauma-informed, depth-oriented therapy using Compassionate Inquiry (I trained directly in Gabor Maté’s method), Internal Family Systems, and somatic therapy.
This means we work with the parts of you shaped by survival, the anxiety that kept you alert, the people-pleasing that kept you safe, the shutdown that protected you from overwhelm. We don’t try to eliminate these parts. We listen to them.
Whether you’re navigating complex trauma, attachment wounds, grief, or patterns you understand intellectually but can’t seem to shift, this work meets you where you are.
This is not about managing symptoms. It’s about going to the root — and meeting what’s there with compassion instead of shame.
How we work together
1. Book a free 30-minute discovery call
No obligation. Just a conversation to see if this feels right.
2. If it’s aligned, we begin
You schedule sessions at your own rhythm. I never prescribe frequency or pace.
3. We go at your pace
Sessions are online (Zoom) or occasionally in person. Sliding scale pricing available.
Feedback & Reviews
“Rachelle is a damn good coach. She listens with so much compassion that it is contagious. A gift so scarce in today’s society.
She has guided me into having the same compassion with myself and those around me, strengthening my connections and lifting the heavy weight of shame and self judgement.
We wasted no time, her therapy methods made a beeline for my trauma. There were a lot of tears and a hell of a lot of anger but most importantly, a depth of healing. I would recommend her hands down without any reservations. Her personal experiences have collided with her training with Gabor Mate and created a beautiful symphony of therapeutic magic.”
“I have attended several sessions with Rachelle, and honestly they became the time of the week that I am looking forward to.
Her presence is calming, grounded, and I can feel I am safely dropping into my body, into the space ready to be held.
I have had some eye-opening moments during the seasons and because of Rachelle’s guidance I could walk away from the room with clearer mind and open heart.
I feel very grateful to find the therapist with whom I feel safe and understood.”
“This form of therapy has made me understand myself more; my own patterns, insecurities, judgements and has shown me how to be more compassionate towards myself.
It has taught me (and still is) to recognise emotions that are linked to past experiences and how they can trigger certain patterns and behaviours. This in return has been very helpful in my relationships with other people.”
“Cannot recommend it enough. This mode of therapy is truly transformational, and I was one of the fortunate ones who can testify to this groundbreaking work and Rachelle is an amazingly talented coach.”
Who is Rachelle?
I’m Rachelle. And I know what it’s like to sit where you’re sitting.
I’ve lived through grief, trauma, and the long quiet unraveling of a self that had been surviving for too long. I’ve crossed my own thresholds, loss, identity, the kind of pain that doesn’t have a name. That’s not a footnote to my work. It’s the foundation of it.
I trained directly in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry method. I work with Internal Family Systems, somatic therapy, mindfulness, and what I can only describe as deep, unhurried presence.
I won’t rush you. I won’t pathologize you. I won’t tell you what you should be feeling or when you should be done.
I’ll just be there — until you can be there for yourself.
I work globally online via Zoom, and occasionally in person in Malta & France.
Sliding scale pricing available.
Online therapy for grief, trauma and CPTSD
I work with people navigating:
- Grief and loss (including losses that have no name)
- Complex trauma and CPTSD
- Anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and nervous system dysregulation
- Relationship patterns and attachment wounds
- Life transitions and identity shifts
- Depression and emotional numbness
- The quiet sense that something in you has never been fully lived
Sessions are online via Zoom, available globally. Sliding scale pricing available for those who need it.
I make clear that I am not a clinical psychologist or medical provider and cannot diagnose or prescribe. If you are in acute crisis, please contact a mental health professional or crisis service.
Book a free discovery call (30 minutes)
What is Compassionate Inquiry?
Compassionate Inquiry reveals what lies beneath the appearance to the world. It is a (somatic) therapy which exposes and shows the masks that we wear and unconsciously hide behind. Compassionate Inquiry is a method of guided inquiry that looks at the essence of trauma, which is the disconnection from the authentic self.
MANIFESTO
I practice with ongoing supervision and continual self-reflection.
I commit to anti-oppressive, decolonizing, and harm-reduction frameworks.
I acknowledge the limits of my training and identity and remain accountable for my blind spots.
I make clear that I am not a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical provider and cannot diagnose or prescribe.
I honor cultural origins of the practices I engage with and strive to prevent appropriation.
I welcome clients of all identities and backgrounds with respect for your culture, history, and lived experience.
I center presence, compassion, and humility in all my work.