Rachel Bennett
Rachel Bennett is a Registered Psychotherapist and Canadian Certified Counsellor who takes an eco-existential, somatic, and attachment-based approach to therapy, helping clients explore meaning, connection, and personal growth through their mind, body, and relationships. She believes healing isn’t about finding the “right” answers but about constructing meaning that feels true in the present moment. Having lived across Canada and around the world, Rachel deeply values human connection and the power of open, honest conversations. Clients can expect a compassionate space where they can sit with difficult emotions, process them through both thought and body, and experience profound personal growth. With a special interest in eco-existential psychotherapy and the transformative power of emotional processing, she helps clients navigate life’s big questions with curiosity and self-compassion. If you're ready to explore your journey in a meaningful way, Rachel welcomes you to connect.
- Living with undiagnosed ADHD – Growing up without knowing why I felt “too much” and “not enough” at the same time. Learning to build a life around my neurodivergence instead of fighting it.
- Struggling with big existential questions – Spent years lost in overthinking and self-doubt. Found peace by learning to live with, rather than solve, existential angst.
- Experiencing BPD symptoms as a young adult – Navigating deep emotional sensitivity and attachment wounds. Firsthand experience with the stigma around BPD and why diagnosis can be both helpful and harmful.
- Losing and rediscovering my connection to nature – Grew up as an adventurous, outdoorsy 90s kid. My mental health declined when I turned away from nature and into screens and hustle culture. Reconnecting with nature, spirituality, play, and creativity was a turning point in my healing.
- Growing up in a high-conflict blended family – Firsthand experience with the complexities, challenges, and beauty of blended families. Now raising my own blended family and working to break cycles.
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- You overthink everything and want to get out of your head and into your life.
- You feel deeply, but struggle to express it or feel safe in your emotions.
- You’re tired of trying to “fix” yourself and want to work with your brain, body, and emotions—not against them.
- You’re drawn to creative, intuitive, and experiential approaches—not just talk therapy.
- You want therapy that’s deep, meaningful, but also playful and imaginative.
- You feel disconnected from nature, joy, or your own inner spark and want to find your way back.
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Education
Athabasca University
Masters of Counselling Psychology
2022
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Diploma in Social Service Work (for Immigrants and Refugees)
2017
University of Northern British Columbia
Bachelors of Anthropology
2012
Certifications
Somatic Experiencing International
Somatic Experiencing (Beginner 1, 2 and 3 Modules)
80+ Hours (Training and Supervision)
2024