Dr. Rachel B Aarons LCSW
(805) 450 6365
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About Rachel

Dr. Rachel Aarons has been a psychotherapist in clinical practice for over 45 years.  Originally trained as a philosopher, she taught as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto before switching focus to therapy and receiving her Master’s of Social Work degree. In 1996 she moved to Santa Barbara and worked as a staff member at the Family Therapy Institute for ten years. Then she opened her own private practice where she continues to work today. Previously, Rachel’s area of specialization was hypnotherapy until she discovered EMDR in 1998 and became a certified EMDR therapist in 2004. She is currently specialized in working with trauma using both EMDR and the innovative approach to early attachment injuries called the Early Trauma Protocol. It has become her mission to train professional therapists, heal clients, and inform the public about this critical period of childhood and how it forms the foundation of problems later in life.