If you have decades of trauma built up—or you’re not sure healing is even possible—Rachel might be the right trauma therapist for you. She is authentically relational, deeply attuned, and refreshingly direct. Rachel is a highly specialized trauma therapist who works with clients who’ve experienced the “worst of the worst,” offering neuroscience-informed, canine-assisted psychotherapy that goes beyond surface-level strategies. Her approach integrates a ground breaking new trauma modality, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). You’ll also meet Henry, her gently giant of a therapy dog. She helps clients gain insight into their suffering, regulate their emotions, and clear the internal burdens they’ve carried for too long.
Rachel’s clinical presence is steady, compassionate, and unflinchingly real. She holds space with both tenderness and clarity—able to track the most complex trauma narratives while helping clients feel genuinely safe and seen. Her style blends deep clinical skill with intuition, humor, and a grounded faith that helps clients anchor even when things feel chaotic inside. Whether she’s guiding someone through DBR processing, mapping out parts of self with precision, or gently helping to finally face the unspeakable, Rachel brings a relational depth that makes the hardest work feel doable.
If your trauma has left you feeling spiritually lost, angry at God, or unsure what you even believe anymore, Rachel creates space for all of that. She understands that trauma can fracture not just the mind and body, but the soul—and she meets spiritual struggles with gentleness, clarity, and respect. Whether you’ve experienced religious abuse, walked away from your faith, or want to wrestle honestly with where was God when the bad things were happening, Rachel honors your story and your spiritual complexity, wherever you are on that path.
If you have decades of trauma built up—or you’re not sure healing is even possible—Rachel might be the right therapist for you. She is authentically relational, deeply attuned, and refreshingly direct. Rachel is a highly specialized trauma therapist who works with clients who’ve experienced the “worst of the worst,” offering neuroscience-informed, canine-assisted psychotherapy that goes beyond surface-level strategies. Her approach integrates a ground breaking new trauma modality, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). You’ll also meet Henry, her gently giant of a therapy dog. She helps clients gain insight into their suffering, regulate their emotions, and clear the internal burdens they’ve carried for too long.
Rachel’s clinical presence is steady, compassionate, and unflinchingly real. She holds space with both tenderness and clarity—able to track the most complex trauma narratives while helping clients feel genuinely safe and seen. Her style blends deep clinical skill with intuition, humor, and a grounded faith that helps clients anchor even when things feel chaotic inside. Whether she’s guiding someone through DBR processing, mapping out parts of self with precision, or gently helping to finally face the unspeakable, Rachel brings a relational depth that makes the hardest work feel doable.
If your trauma has left you feeling spiritually lost, angry at God, or unsure what you even believe anymore, Rachel creates space for all of that. She understands that trauma can fracture not just the mind and body, but the soul—and she meets spiritual struggles with gentleness, clarity, and respect. Whether you’ve experienced religious abuse, walked away from your faith, or want to wrestle honestly with where was God when the bad things were happening, Rachel honors your story and your spiritual complexity, wherever you are on that path.
Individuals 30+
Seniors 65+
Complex Trauma
Dissociation
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Preverbal Trauma
Sexual Abuse/Incest
Organized/Ritual Abuse
PTSD/cPTSD
Suicidality
Panic/Terror
Abandonment/Rejection
Humiliation/Shame
Deep Aloneness
DBR Deep Brain Reorienting®
TMT Trauma Model Therapy
EST Ego State Therapy
NEST Neuroaffective Embodied Self-System Therapy
Attachment Theory
Somatic Psychology
Biblical Christian Counseling
$140/hr
7522 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson, AZ 85741
Monday-Thursday 9:30am-5:30pm
LPC-20943 AZ Licensed Professional Counselor
TMT-C Trauma Model Therapy-Certified
C-PD - Certified Personality Disorder Provider
MPC Master of Science in Professional Counseling
BA Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
AZBBHE-Approved Clinical Supervisor
Founder/Owner of Joshua Tree Counseling
Rachel Lohrman, LPC offers highly specialized trauma therapy for adults navigating the aftermath of complex trauma, dissociation, sexual abuse, and suicidal despair. Her clients often arrive carrying stories that feel too heavy, too confusing, or too fragmented to name. Some have survived childhood trauma or organized abuse; others live with the invisible impact of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and are searching for someone who truly understands the landscape they’re navigating. Rachel meets clients in the places they’ve been most alone, with a steadiness that helps even the most overwhelmed nervous system begin to exhale.
Rachel integrates several powerful trauma modalities into her work, with a primary focus on Deep Brain Reorienting® (DBR). DBR allows clients to safely access and clear core layers of emotional pain—such as humiliation, abandonment, rage, and terror—without becoming destabilized or retraumatized. It’s a modality uniquely suited for early attachment wounding and the somatic shock that lingers long after trauma has occurred. Rachel also uses Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) to help clients understand how trauma shaped their core beliefs and behavioral patterns, and Ego State Therapy (EST) to explore inner parts in a way that brings insight, compassion, and integration.
For clients with dissociative disorders, including DID, Rachel offers skilled and non-pathologizing care. She understands that dissociation is a brilliant survival strategy—and she treats it with the respect and clinical insight it deserves. She helps clients build inner communication, navigate the complexities of identity, and move toward increased internal cooperation and healing. If you’re someone who has felt misunderstood by other providers—or have been told your trauma is “too much”—Rachel offers a space where nothing is too big to name and no part of you is unwelcome.
Rachel also works with individuals who are actively struggling with suicidal thoughts, especially when those thoughts stem from deep despair or a loss of meaning after long-term trauma. Her presence is grounded, unflinching, and always attuned to both safety and hope. She doesn’t offer quick fixes—she offers a therapeutic relationship rooted in integrity, care, and the belief that even the most shattered stories can be rewritten.
Rachel is highly skilled in recognizing and treating Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and brings both clinical confidence and deep compassion to this work. She is experienced in identifying complex dissociative systems, including subtle or covert presentations, and offers a steady, non-pathologizing approach to helping clients build internal safety, communication, and integration. Clients with DID often feel profoundly seen and supported in Rachel’s care—because she knows what she’s looking for, and she knows how to help.
If you desire to incorporate your Christian faith into the therapeutic process, Rachel brings a bold and compassionate approach to spiritual integration. She confidently provides Christian trauma counseling and is well-versed in the principles of spiritual warfare, including the ways the enemy distorts identity, truth, and connection. For those who want to engage the soul-level wounds created by trauma through a biblical lens, Rachel offers clinical depth and spiritual discernment. And if you prefer not to incorporate faith into therapy, or if you hold a different belief system, you’ll be met with integrity and respect. Rachel honors and welcomes clients from all walks of life, all faith structures, and all stages of belief or unbelief.
Rachel’s work is not about pushing through pain—it’s about making space for it to be seen, understood, and finally released. She helps clients gain insight into their suffering, regulate their emotions, and clear the internal burdens they’ve carried for too long. Often with deep healing, what emerges is freedom, purpose, energy, peace, and forgiveness.
Rachel’s beloved therapy dog Henry—and a gentle giant—is a grounding presence in the therapy room. He offers quiet companionship, emotional warmth, and an extra layer of safety for clients who find comfort in connection with animals. Whether he’s curled up next to you on the couch, snoozing on his dog bed, or simply offering his steady presence nearby, Henry helps regulate the nervous system in ways words sometimes can’t. For many clients, Henry becomes a trusted co-regulator—a reminder that connection can feel safe, soothing, and real.
When Rachel isn’t seeing clients, she is working on building Joshua Tree, learning about DBR, growing closer to Jesus, reading, or out walking in the sunshine with Henry. Rachel has been married to her husband for over 20 years and have 3 grown children, whom they adopted. Rachel loves bookstores; her favorite novel is Jane Eyre; and she is an Enneagram 5w4. Her soul country is Ireland but she is a desert girl through and through. Someday, she hopes to get her PhD (if she can settle on what to get it in) and to write a book.
