I’m Rachel Hansen, LCSW.
I help adults heal what still feels unfinished.
Trauma-informed therapy for rebuilding safety, trust, and a grounded relationship with yourself.
What Therapy with Me Feels Like
Becoming real doesn’t happen all at once.
It happens when someone stays through the worn-out, messy parts - and still sees you as worth loving. This is Relief for the Strong, a space for high-functioning, deep-feeling adults to finally exhale.
I’m Rachel, a trauma therapist based in Las Vegas, working with adults across Nevada, New Jersey, and Colorado.
You and I are probably not all that different.
Here is how my clients have described me:
Reliable. I show up when I say I will.
Consistent. I do not disappear when things get hard.
Logical. Practical things matter too.
Nurturing. We go at your pace.
Empathetic. I know what it feels like to question your worth or your right to take up space.
Protective. I guard our space so you can finally lower your guard.
Empowering. You already have what you need. I help you trust it.
Confidential. Your story stays protected.
Safe. I work with the pace your nervous system says is possible.
Therapy with me is an invitation to sit wherever you want and be met with steadiness people rarely experience.
I do not give up when things get hard.
I use what works best for you, and we figure that out together. Most clients leave each session feeling a little steadier and with one skill or insight they can take into their week.
My primary approaches are EMDR, somatic and nervous system based work, and psychedelic integration therapy for clients who are processing experiences they had on their own. I also support established clients who are working with their own ketamine prescriber. I do not provide or recommend substances. All work here is talk based and fully legal.
You will not get the blank therapist nod or the quick “our time is up” right when you finally open up. I offer real feedback, ask meaningful questions, and help you challenge internal critics that have been running your life for years.
You will learn how to identify real threats and false alarms.
You will learn how to stay present in your body.
You will learn how to create boundaries that actually hold.
You will not be in therapy forever.
My job is to help you grow, celebrate your wins, and eventually reach the bittersweet moment when you outgrow this space because you found your strength again.
It happens. I promise.
A Little More Personally...
I grew up in an abusive home where safety was not available, and in a church community that protected the people who caused harm. The combination of fear, silence, spiritual pressure, and confusion shaped me in ways I did not understand until I was an adult.
I know what it feels like to be raised in a system that teaches you to ignore your body, distrust your instincts, or believe that suffering is holy. I know the ache of trying to make sense of trauma that happened in places that were supposed to be safe.
My healing came through EMDR, deep trauma therapy, psychedelic integration, learning what safety actually feels like, and slowly reclaiming my voice. That journey is why I work the way I do now. I take care with stories like these because I carried my own for a long time. This is sacred work.
You do not have to minimize here.
You do not have to prove anything.
Your story deserves to be taken seriously, and I know how to sit with it.
After earning my degree in social work, I began my career in substance abuse recovery at an outpatient rehab in New Jersey and quickly saw how often addiction grows from unresolved trauma. That experience deepened my compassion not only for those in recovery but for anyone who learned to survive what was not safe. Whether your coping looks like overworking, perfectionism, caretaking, dissociation, or substances, it is all the same story: a nervous system trying to find relief.
These days, I am married (mostly happily) to my partner of more than 25 years, and together we’ve raised three beautifully messy adult children. I love tea at sunrise, desert thunderstorms, hiking the Nevada mountains, and the beautiful chaos of a life lived awake.
Credentials (But Not the Whole Story)
MSW, Monmouth University
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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NV License #11210-C
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NJ License #44SC06281000
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CO License #CSW.09931953
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Psychedelic Integration Therapy Support
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Colorado Psychedelic Facilitator in Training License #NMIT.0000371
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Psychedelic Integration Therapy: Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) trained; supporting clients before, during (where legally permitted), and after psychedelic experiences
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy: trained through IPI; available only to previously established clients who are already working with their own licensed prescriber
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Psychedelic Therapy: coming when legally available in Nevada
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Therapeutic Training & Specializations
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EMDRIA-trained EMDR therapist
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BECK-trained CBT therapist for thought loops and self-criticism
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Specialized in emotional regulation and nervous system healing
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Training matters.
But what matters more is that in our work together you feel safe enough to be fully, fiercely yourself.