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Rachel Chiu, MS, LMFT (she/her)
I am a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) marriage and family therapist (SC LMFT license no. 6974) who hails from Chapel Hill, NC and graduated cum laude from Elon University with a double major in Spanish and Psychology in 2006. In 2011 I returned to school to earn my Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from East Carolina University (a COAMFTE accredited program).
During my Master’s program, I received extensive and rigorous training in couples’, marriage, and family therapy (think: lots of live supervision, almost 500 hours spent with couples and families, and an average of 3 hours of supervision per week! It’s exhausting to even think about it.) and I also completed practicums with a focus on bilingual, integrated care. If that wasn’t enough, I graduated with honors from my program in 2013 and since then I have gone on to work in both private and state-run agencies serving couples, families, and individuals.
My specialties include: couples’ and marriage counseling, working with persons who have depression and/or anxiety, women’s concerns, and Hispanic/Spanish-speaking clients. Moreover, I consider myself an affirming provider and I gladly welcome clients who identify as LGBTQIA+. I also offer post-graduate supervision to LMFT-As seeking to earn full licensure in the state of South Carolina as well as EFT supervision to any therapist wanting to learn more about EFT and/or who hope to become certified in the model. Click here to contact me to see if we’re a good fit for either supervision type.
Couple work is my PASSION, my JAM, the thing that makes me BOUNCE outta bed in the morning. I am so committed to serving my clients who are couples that I’ve gone on to get EXTRA TRAINING on top of what I learned in my program - and not just any training - but the most-researched, gold-standard approach to treating couples, “Emotionally Focused Therapy” (or, “EFT”, for short). I am an ICEEFT certified therapist and supervisor-in-training for this AMAZING model. Furthermore, I participate in regular peer consultation groups, group supervision, and individual supervision to make me better and better at what I love doing. When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, finding good eats, being outside, reading a good book, or traveling to new places. I’m a member of AAMFT, SCAMFT, ACEFT, ICEEFT, and Psychology Today.
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Yo soy terapeuta bilinguë de terapia familiar, de pareja, e individual (en el estado de Carolina del Sur, no. de licencia 6974). Soy de Chapel Hill, NC y me gradué en 2006 de la Universidad de Elon con dos especialidades - la psicología y el español. En el año 2011, yo regresé a la escuela para sacar mi maestría en el area de terapia de pareja y de familias con la Universidad de Carolina del Este (East Carolina University), a cuál está acreditada con el COAMFTE). Yo recibí el entrenamiento extensivo y riguroso en la terapia de familias, de matrimonio, y de parejas (¡más de 500 horas de la terapia viva con las parejas y las familias y además cientos horas de supervisión! Era increíble y agotadora.) y también hice una práctica con un enfoque en el cuidado médico integrado y bilingüe. Me gradué en el 2013 como una estudiante de honor y desde la completación de mi programa, yo me contraté con unas agencias privadas y operadas por el gobierno para atender a las familias, los/las individuales, y las parejas.
Yo me especializo con las poblaciones siguientes: las parejas, las familias con los adolescentes, attender a las personas con la depression y/o la ansiedad, y brindar servicios a la comunidad hispana y/o Latina. Yo me considero una terapeuta que afirma la comunidad de personas a quienes identifican como LGBTQIA+.
Sobre todo el trabajo que hago, mi PASIÓN es mi trabajo con las parejas. Ahora, soy certificada en la TFE y mi deseo es continuar mejorarme en mi profesión para servir a mis clientes. Cuando no estoy trabajando, a mi me gusta pasar tiempo con mi familia, comer comida rica, pasar tiempo afuera de mi casa, leer un buen libro, y viajar a conocer a destinos nuevos. Soy miembro de las organizaciones de AAMFT y SCAMFT.