Rachel Ballantine, LCSW

I am a licensed clinical social worker and an EMDR certified therapist practicing in Aurora, CO. I primarily work with children, adolescents, young adults, and parents/caregivers. I hope to create a warm, playful environment that supports young people in accessing self-compassion, creating meaningful connections, and finding purpose.

I have over eight years of post-graduate experience supporting children and youth struggling with identity issues, life transitions, anxiety, depression, difficult behaviors, friendship/relationship challenges, loneliness, family conflict, and recovery from frightening or overwhelming experiences.

I aspire to remain rooted in principles of liberation. Therapy alone cannot solve systemic injustices. What therapy can do is support a deepening understanding of the ways these systems impact our psyches, bodies, and relationships, help us connect to personal and collective sources of power, and give us permission to rest.