"Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
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Our beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I'll meet you there."
-Rumi
Hi, I'm Rachael. In addition to my day job of depth therapist, coach, facilitator, and consultant, I am a recovering techie, mythologist, writer, wife, mother, basketball nut, avid traveler, and nature lover.
​​I spent the first 18 years of my career working in the thrill of fast-paced, high intensity tech environments—in the Bay Area, and then in France—while pursuing my passions of depth psychology and cultural mythology on the side. For a time, I felt I had to keep these two worlds separate, but after a while a sense of nagging fragmentation began to ferment. I was living two lives, showing up differently in each, and unsure of where I belonged and how I could make the meaningful impact I longed for.
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What has unfolded through this tension has been a journey of deepening into life and into the uniqueness of my particular set of gifts, loves, and the relational web that makes it all worthwhile. Many of the invitations to re-attune how I related to life and work came in the shape of: bouts of burnout, a serious illness, the initiations of motherhood, and the disorienting loss of a long-held work identity. Yet what has been woven together from those unraveled threads is a way of being in the world that feels joyful, alive, creative, and deeply aligned with who I uniquely am. Through these experiences, I've realized that my contribution and value does not hinge on a singular identity or a succinct line on a business card—but rather expands out to meet the fullness of the life I cultivate and the communities I'm a part of.
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These experiences have informed how I approach my clients and partners: as whole, creative people who come into the world carrying gifts to contribute. I do not subscribe to the self improvement paradigm that often mistakes people for machines that need to be fixed, upgraded, or optimized. Instead, I offer my presence to a more compassionate way of seeing each person—watching, listening, and sensing their uniqueness, and inviting them to embody it more fully.
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I draw on the following lineages to shape my approach:
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Depth Psychology and Archetypal Philosophy
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Mythology and the Art of Storytelling (from the oral tradition, not Instagram!)
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Buddhist Philosophy & Practices
Select Experience & Training
Facilitation and Practice
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Teaching Assistant & Facilitator at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Focus areas: Narrative Psychology, Archetypal Astrology, and AI courses for class sizes of 20-100 ('25 - present).
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Learning & development facilitator and designer at Google ('12-'17).
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60+ hours of coaching training.
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80+ hours of client coaching.
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​​1,000+ hours of personal therapy in depth psychology.
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​​300+ hours of depth therapy with patients, with 50 hours of supervision.​​​​​​​​
Business and Networks
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​15 years of Business leadership at Google. Focus areas: strategic partnerships, business development, marketing strategy, product development & launch, and public speaking ('06-'21).
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2.5 years of Marketing & strategy leadership at Better&Stronger, a boutique marketing agency ('21-'24).
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Professional Networks:
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Aletheia Coaching Community
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Training and Education
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​Aletheia Advanced Coaching Program (ACP), Levels 1 & 2 ('25-'26).
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Master of Arts in Mythological Studies with Emphasis in Depth Psychology; Pacifica Graduate Institute ('21-'23).​
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Master's levels studies in Depth Psychology & Archetypal Philosophy; Tamboo Academy ('17-'23).​
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Bachelor's of Science in Management Science; Minor in Cognitive Science. University of California, San Diego ('02-'06).
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