Rachel Ellingson

About Us

Hi, my name is Rachel, and I’m excited to be providing queer-affirming therapy through Queer Therapy Boston. As a queer and nonbinary neurodivergent fat person, I bring not only clinical experience but also lived experience in these areas. I specialize in working with queer and trans individuals, couples and polycules. I am poly and kink friendly, and have extensive experience working with people who have experienced complex trauma, are exploring their identities, going through life transitions, and just trying to survive under capitalism. , I am social justice-oriented, trauma-informed, with a harm-reduction based, liberation health philosophy of care. My style is eclectic, with foundations in relational, person-centered care, pulling from evidence based modalities including DBT, TF-CBT, and affirmative psychotherapy. In couples work, I utilize the Gottman Method. , Rather than instructing people how to live their lives, I view my clients as the experts in their own experience, and I am dedicated to supporting people to find the wisdom within themselves to meet their goals, navigate challenges, explore possibilities, and build and maintain healthy relationships.