Rachael Negron PsyD (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist who provides individual psychotherapy for adults. She has previously supported individuals and families in community mental health (residential, county) and college settings.

Rachael completed her doctorate in clinical psychology through the PAU- Stanford PsyD Consortium after receiving a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley. Her training instilled an integrated therapy style, utilizing a blend of psychodynamic modalities including emotion focused therapy (EFT), accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP), parts work, and attachment focused approaches, in conjunction with behavioral therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and comittment therapy (ACT) to help her clients explore challenging emotions, learn new skills, and accomplish their identified goals.

She has previously supported clients with concerns about their mood (anxiety, depression, panic disorders, and OCD), identity exploration and development, perfectionism and self-judgement, trauma, interpersonal relationships, emotion regulation, thoughts of self-injury or suicide, and emerging symptoms of psychosis. Rachael is interested in supporting fellow first-gen college students as they navigate their university and career experiences and is passionate about advocating for equitable access to resources and information. In her internship and post-doctoral training supporting college students, she developed a specialty in working with young adults, often exploring topics like perfectionism, relationships (family/romantic), identity exploration/emergence, experiences of marginalization, and late-diagnosed neurodivergence.

“I believe that the experience of feeling “seen” is both the healing power and the challenge of therapy. Your choice to begin therapy is a statement to both of us: you are choosing to notice yourself, acknowledge your needs, and become curious about your experiences. Exploring emotions in therapy can feel intensely vulnerable, and I don’t enter the therapy room expecting you to immediately trust me simply because I have the title “psychologist.” Trust is built.

You bring the vital information: Your emotions, your experiences, your needs, your hopes, and your values. I bring pattern recognition, a knowledge of research, an ear for emotion, and a willingness to jump in with you. My goal is to help you develop an awareness of your own patterns and processes and build trust in yourself as you learn how to respond to them. One of my favorite parts of therapy is watching clients lean into their ability to make choices and trust that they can respond to whatever happens.

I strive to bring my whole self into the room: caring, curious, sometimes playful or silly, and deeply invested in understanding your experience. I am honest and often direct because I believe collaborative work should be transparent.

You’ve survived this long without me, and I enter our work with the belief that you are capable of creating the growth you are seeking and that your growth will continue long after our work together ends.”