Rachel Colwick has her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a National Board Certified Counselor. Rachel is published and co-authored in two articles in the Safer Society Press. Rachel’s first publication was in the summer of 2015 titled Resolving Trauma Related Issues in Contemporary Treatment of Offenders: A Brief Review. Her second publication was in the spring of 2016 titled A Meta-Change Maintenance Model: Effective Strategies to Maintain a Pro-Social Lifestyle. Further, Rachel is a member of the professional organization, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA). Rachel has a vast amount of clinical experience in working with those who have suffered from mood disorders, personality disorders (such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Antisocial Personality Disorder), psychotic disorders, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, grief, trauma, and self-harming behaviors, to name a few. For over 5 years, Rachel has implemented process groups, psycho-educational groups, and individual therapy for those who are civilly committed sexual violent predators while at Missouri Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Services (SORTS) and Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). Currently, Rachel is providing individual therapy to adults, teens, and children at an outpatient clinical mental health setting.

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Vicarious Trauma, Secondary Traumatic Stress, or Burnout? Implications for Mental Health Professionals