Meet RACHEL ALLEN, PSY.D.
You can turn down the noise and tune back into you.
Specialized therapy and ADHD evaluations for women. Based in Wayne, PA, Serving Pennsylvania, New York, and all PsyPact states.
You’ve always managed.
The schedules, the sick days, the stress—you made it work. You held it all together.
But lately… things slip. You forget. You freeze. You snap.
And underneath it all is this hum of guilt: “I should be handling this better.”
Maybe it’s burnout. Maybe it’s hormones.
Maybe it’s executive dysfunction that’s been misread for years—as anxiety, as perfectionism, as “just being stressed.”
Something’s not adding up. And you’re ready to figure out why.
This isn’t something you have to manage alone.
Therapy with me is a place to exhale—to say the thing that’s kept you spiraling at 3 a.m. and not have to justify why it feels like too much. You won’t be met with blank stares, vague nods, or fluffy advice. You’ll get someone who sees the whole picture and helps you make sense of it.
I’ll ask real questions, offer honest reflections, and gently challenge the stories that keep you stuck.
When a tool or worksheet can help lighten the load, I’ll bring it in — but only if it serves you.
You don’t need a five-year plan. You don’t need to perform. You just need to show up — messy, tired, unsure — and we’ll figure it out together.
I work well with women who are insightful, responsible, and exhausted from pretending they’re fine.
If that’s you, I think you’ll feel at home here.
My style
I know what it’s like to carry more than your share.
You’re probably not looking for someone to just nod along and ask, “And how does that make you feel?” You want someone who gets it—someone who’s walked through the messiness, held the heaviness, and knows how to spot the threads that keep pulling at you beneath the surface.
As a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in health psychology and behavioral medicine, I bring deep clinical expertise—but I also bring lived empathy.
Supporting someone through chronic illness changed the way I understand pain, resilience, and what it means to keep going when nothing is okay but you have to function anyway.
That experience doesn’t define my work—but it does shape how I show up.
Clients often tell me they feel understood in a way they haven’t before—like I put words to things they didn’t know how to say yet.
In therapy, we’ll make space for your experience—without judgment, without performance.
Together, we’ll untangle the patterns that keep you stuck in overfunctioning, guilt, inner criticism, and build something steadier: more clarity, more relief, more of you in the life you’re living.
I don’t just hear the words. I see the toll.
My Methods & Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
We’ll look at the patterns that are no longer serving you—thoughts, habits, and cycles you’ve outgrown—and shift them into something more sustainable.
If you're stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, overfunctioning, or endless mental to-do lists, this is where we get practical.
I also use CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) when sleep is a struggle, helping you reset your body clock and rebuild a healthier relationship with rest.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT teaches you how to unhook from difficult thoughts, make room for emotions, and take action based on your values—not your fears.
It’s especially helpful for clients navigating chronic stress, illness, or identity shifts.
You don’t have to feel better to start doing what matters.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
PRT retrains your brain to interpret pain signals more accurately, reducing or even eliminating chronic pain.
It’s ideal for people whose pain persists after an injury has healed or when no clear cause has been found.
Your brain can learn safety—and your body can follow.
Trauma-Informed and Nervous System-Aware Care
I work with an understanding that trauma isn’t just something that happened—it’s how your body adapted.
You might freeze, shut down, over-function, or lose trust in your own signals.
In our work, I help you notice these responses with more compassion, and slowly build safety, capacity, and self-trust again—at a pace your system can handle.
Caregiver burnout
chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, and pain
cbt-i therapy for insomnia
adult adhd & executive functioning
Training & Education
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed clinical psychologist in PA, NY, and all PsyPact states
Advanced training and certification in:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Problem Solving Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Member of the following professional associations:
American Psychological Association
Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Society for Health Psychology
Academy of Food Allergy Counseling
American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders