Rachel Thornburg
Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s tough moments
LPC Idaho
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Rachel
Rachel Thornburg is an LPC based in Idaho who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of related concerns.
Background and approach
She works with clients facing mood disorders such as depression and bipolar symptoms, grief, parenting and family tensions, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include issues like body image, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, substance concerns, gender dysphoria, panic attacks, phobias, and aspects of alternative sex culture such as BDSM and kink.
Her practice blends evidence-informed techniques with a warm, person-focused stance. Rachel draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered principles and emotionally-focused approaches to help individuals explore patterns, reframe unhelpful thinking, and strengthen emotional connection.
Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are also used to support coping skills, relapse prevention, and gradual behavior change. With five years of clinical experience and licensure as an LPC (ID LPC LPC-7682), she aims to tailor care to each client’s needs and goals.
Therapy begins by clarifying priorities and selecting methods that match a person’s situation, whether addressing panic, grief, relationship strain, or life transitions.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your needs
Rachel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and reshape unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this practical approach can be useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and many stress-related concerns. She also applies Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and can explore their own goals and values.Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another thread in her work, helping people identify core emotions and improve emotional connection in relationships or within themselves. These approaches are described and tried together in early sessions to find what feels most effective for the person rather than relying on a single method from the start.
Online therapy here is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase convenience and continuity of care. This flexibility helps fit sessions into busy lives, supports ongoing practice between meetings, and makes it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals regardless of geographic constraints.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Idaho
Languages
English