Rachel received her Masters in Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. She has over 10 years of clinical experience having worked in community mental health, in hospitals, and in private practice. She now practices as a therapist in her own private practice In Playa Vista CA, primarily working with teens, adults and couples in person and online. She identifies as a holistic therapist, integrating approaches that incorporate the mind, body and spirit, while accessing her clinical knowledge in Psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Developmental theory and attachment theory. She hopes to support clients in the therapeutic space to strengthen their own intuition using therapeutic and healing practices that will help them reach their goals. 

Rachel Koutnik, LCSW

The Body Keeps the Score: Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

Radical Acceptance: Tara Brach

You Can Heal Your Life: Louise Hay

The Gifts of Imperfection: Brene Brown