Rachel Athey is a registered Clinical Therapist with the B.C Association of Clinical Counsellors. With over 20 years in the helping profession, Rachel is an experienced social worker and an advocate for accessible and trauma informed mental health and addiction services. In previous years, Rachel was a domestic violence counsellor and public educator for the Transition House Society of B.C. She is a registered yoga teacher trainer and certifies new teachers in trauma-informed yoga, mindfulness and somatic practices. Rachel has held clincal counselling roles for Royal Roads University and Women MD.
Currently, Rachel primarily focuses on her private practice at Lumen Counselling and has a special focus on attachment trauma.
In addition to her formal education, Rachel has advanced training in S.A.F.E EMDR, Internal Family Systems and somatic practices.