Rachel Forbes (She/Her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Hi! If you've been looking for non-pathologizing, deeply human, and integrative therapy, please reach out to see if we're a good fit.

Clinical Social Worker in New Haven, CT

About My Clients

Root & Return Wellness is a holistic, integrative, and trauma-informed group therapy practice serving teens, adults, couples, and families across Connecticut who are ready to move beyond patterns of survival and into lives guided by awareness, authenticity, and compassion. Many clients arrive here seeking relief from anxiety, disconnection, or relational pain, yet what they discover in our work together is something deeper: a reconnection with their own inner wisdom and leadership.

My Background and Approach

As it so often goes, my own lived experiences have inspired me to pay that same depth of care forward, to those seeking deeper understanding, self-compassion and inner empowerment. I have been so fortunate to have received care that's felt attuned, human, and ultimately transformational, and I hope to be able to offer the same to you. I founded Root & Return Wellness with the firm belief that to be human is to feel deeply, holding emotions that are both uniquely our own and shaped within the context of our relationships. I believe that healing and growth begin by reconnecting with yourself and trusting the inner leadership that already exists within you. Our integrative approach draws from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment-Based Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), alongside somatic and mindfulness-based practices. We also incorporate Trauma-Informed and Person-Centered Therapy, offering an attuned space for authentic self-exploration.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Here we believe that transformation unfolds not by "fixing what is broken" but by remembering the wisdom already within you - understanding and integrating all parts of the self, honoring both the pain and the possibility within each experience. Therapy at Root & Return Wellness is not just a process of insight but an experience of coming home to oneself, to others, and to life as it unfolds. Clients leave this work with a deeper understanding of who they are, a kinder relationship with their inner world, and the tools to move through life with greater clarity, connection, and inner harmony.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Medicaid
  • HUSKY
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 9 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $110 - 150/session

Info

Email Rachel
625 Central Avenue
Suite 1
New Haven, CT 06515
85 Wall Street 1st Floor
Madison, CT 06443

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