Rachelle Heinemann, LMHC, LPC, CEDS
The Life Changing Magic of Caring Less
You care what other people think. You wish you didn’t (and at times pretend you don’t), but you do.
It’s exhausting to always have your antenna up, dictating the way you interact and behave.
Therapy is a place to let go of all of that and just be. It’s a place to say anything that comes to mind even if it seems rude, impolite, scary, shameful or insignificant to say aloud.
Instead of judging the thoughts, we become curious about them. We open the door to allow your imagination run wild and begin to address the questions you’ve had about yourself for forever.
If you’re reading this chances are you’re looking for relief, answers, and skills to navigate disordered eating, relationship issues, anxiety or depression.
It’s so tempting to want a list of exactly what to do to make everything all better. Who wouldn’t love a quick fix or immediate solution?
Here’s the thing: if we only focus on relieving the symptoms or behaviors that are troubling you today, they end up popping up similarly in another area of our lives.
It becomes an exhausting game of whac-a-mole. If we address the eating stuff, it’ll come out in your relationship with money. If we address complications with money, it’ll show up in your relationships.
Let’s get to the root of it.
Instead of putting temporary bandaids on your symptoms, we’ll explore and make sense of your fears, patterns, ways of thinking, and emotions.
We spend time delving into behaviors and reactions that don’t seem to be serving you anymore (or ever!).
By not jumping to fixing the issues or assuming judgment, we can actually understand what function the behavior is serving.
Everything is information.
We act a bit like investigators, examining how the past has caused your present issues. This is a transformative process that allows you to process pain from the past and pave a new way forward.
Even better, this approach leads to long lasting change.
I’m Rachelle.
In my role as a therapist, I help you make sense of the things that don’t seem to make any sense at all.
I believe in the power of deep work and its positive impact on your life in the long term. I’ve seen the transformation happen so many times before even when it seemed impossible.
And I’ve seen those crumbled by the disappointment and pain after the quick fix kind of work fades almost as fast as it came. How much time have you already wasted living a life that’s less than you hoped?
You deserve this investment.
My job is to be there with you every step of the way, to hold your hand when the going gets tough, to push you through when it feels impossible. Even if there is something saying you don’t deserve it. Even if it doesn't feel authentic just yet.
My Approach
I am not afraid to get messy with you (unpopular opinion: if messy isn’t your style, it’s likely this work will be even more impactful). I will climb into the weeds with you.
I have a no nonsense, direct approach. No fluff, no mushiness, but all the compassion in the world. I won’t let you take the easy way out.
I challenge you to ask the questions you’ve never asked, to make connections in a way you never have before, and to feel in a way that you never believed you had the strength to do.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Some Clinical Jargon
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, hence the LMHC after my name. The LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor and it’s the equivalent of the LMHC in NJ. This means that I have a Masters degree in counseling, trained to do just that.
I have special training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Training Institute for Mental Health. That’s the deep stuff I’ve been talking about.
The CEDS stands for Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. It’s a certification given by IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals) after completing a few thousand supervised hours, completing an eating disorder treatment curriculum, attending more than a bunch of continuing education classes, writing up a case study, and passing a final exam.
I am also sit on the board and the treasurer at the local chapter of IAEDP, IAEDPNY.