“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” --Maya Angelou
Rachel Konen, MSW, LCSW is opening her doors for private practice! With almost 20 years in the field working with children and families in a variety of settings, she brings to the practice a great deal of experience in helping children and families overcome challenging circumstances, traumatic events, and difficult emotional and behavioral issues.
Rachel has worked as a preschool teacher on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, as a Women's Advocate in a Juneau shelter for survivors of domestic violence, as a Youth Treatment Counselor in a Denver residential treatment program, as an Early Head Start Home visitor in Michigan, and most recently in Montana as a Children's Case Manager for WMMHC, as a Family Support Specialist for the Child Development Center, and for the last 8 years as the CSCT Therapist at Superior Elementary School. Exploring the world and experiencing life with all kinds of people in all sorts of settings has always been her thing!
Currently, weekly and bi-weekly sessions are available on an individual, family, or group basis depending on need assessed. Modalities include Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (including Trauma-Focused CBT), Attachment theory, as well as Solution Focused and Strengths-based concepts.
