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Let's create something that actually fits.

THERAPY FOR MESSY PERFECTIONISTS
DONE HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER

Your sensitive heart and busy mind brought you here. Let's make it worth it.

You’ve reached a turning point

You know something needs to change. Your mind feels like a tangled mess sometimes. You're tired. Tired of nothing you do working. Tired of your relationships feeling confusing and unsatisfying. Tired of life feeling like work. You've read the books. You've probably done therapy before, but you're feeling like nothing is quite doing it.

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Every time you try to pull the ends to untangle your mind, the knot gets tighter.

Your mind is busy and you care deeply. These are not flaws, babe. What is exhausting is a busy mind that is harsh and unrelenting, and when caring deeply means never messing up.

You don't have to keep pulling at this alone. Let's talk

Fine isn’t cutting it

White knuckling it works — until it doesn’t. And suddenly you wake up and you haven’t unclenched your jaw in a decade. I can’t guarantee what your life looks like after you start therapy. But I bet you want to feel at home in your body, rather than alien to it, actually be in your life rather than thinking about it, and live confidently, not bracing for impact.

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Whew

You already know that change is possible. Part of you also knows it will be more complicated than easy fixes and pithy advice. Because let’s face it: if TikTok therapy was enough, it would have worked by now.

Together, let’s stop white knuckling life and toss out the rule book — yes, even the well-intentioned exercise more, set better boundaries, sleep better rules — so you can show up in your messy, human life as a whole ass person.

Let's figure this out, together.

What therapy with me is really like

Two women are sitting in a living room having a conversation. One woman is on a light-colored sofa with glasses and a yellow sweater, while the other is on a darker sofa wearing a black shirt. There is a round coffee table with notebooks and a box of tissues in front of them. The living room has a window, decorative plants, and lamps providing warm lighting.

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A wooden coffee table with a potted succulent, a box of tissues, a journal with reading glasses, a pen, and a smartphone, in a cozy living room.

We kick our shoes off, we get comfy, we check in. And then it starts to get real.

I'm smiling and nodding while you talk. Then I can't help myself — it's just like this, right?

You lay out all these parts of yourself that feel crazy-making, and suddenly they're just threads on the floor. I tilt my head. I pick up this one, part of that one, and hold them together: I wonder if underneath all this self-criticism, there's just a part of you that's scared. How does that land?

Well, damn.

That’s the work.

Learn more about me

You thought being perfect would be enough. Life had other ideas.

Here’s what brings people to my door.

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Anxiety & OCD

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ADHD & Autism

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Trauma & Family Dynamics

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Perfectionism & Burnout

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Death & Health Anxiety

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Grief & Uncertainty

I believe the living happens now

We start with what's alive today. We might wander into the past or the future — but we always come back to this moment, right now.

I’ll bring compassion to what’s in the room without letting you off the hook.

Here's how we get there

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In their words

C

"My experience with Rachel has been nothing short of fantastic. She is down to earth and meets me where I am at on any given day. I enjoy her insightful approach to therapy and her willingness to be solution oriented and challenging when needed."

— C

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Relief

by Rachel Willimott, LCSW

ACT is at the heart of my work — and this book brings those principles directly to anxiety. Think of it as having me in your pocket. You won't get the interjections or the specialized support — but you will get real skills and real ideas for working with the what if thoughts, the panic that lives in your chest, and a desire to be more here, now.

“I love the way this book is written. I have used many of the techniques and so far they all have been beneficial.”

— Jeremiah

Get the book

A few quick answers

$225 per session. Sliding scale spots are available — just mention it when you reach out.

1 How much does it cost?

In person in downtown Oakland and SF's Financial District — I commute between both, usually by bike and BART. Telehealth across California and New York.

2 Where are you located?

How do I start?

3

Book a free 15-20 minute call and we'll take it from there.

It’s time.
Let's hold it all together and create something messy, real, and all you.

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THERAPY FOR MESSY PERFECTIONISTSDONE HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER