Hello! I’m Dr. Rachel Allyn.

I’ve been in the field of psychology & wellness for two decades now.

What led me down this path?

The quick version : as a kid raised in Minnesota, I loved being outdoors and was drawn to all different kinds of sports.

I now realize it was because movement was my medicine to keep me focused and grounded.

I left to attend Williams College in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts, then promptly did what any plucky graduate of a liberal arts school would do: parlayed my political science degree into work as a reporter for a San Francisco television station…

Well, logic aside, this led me to graduate school in clinical psychology. I needed to satiate my curiosity about why humans do what we do, and how we can feel more connected and joyful.

After getting a PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) in San Francisco, I spent years out West focusing on psychotherapy, testing, teaching as a professor, and becoming certified as a yoga instructor at the 500-hour level.

why yoga?

I was drawn to it as a way to cross train and stretch tight muscles but continued because it was amazing at regulating my emotions & healing old trauma. From there it’s led to so much more.

I also express myself with writing, and for years I had a monthly wellness/relationship column in The Southwest Journal and The Journal called Ask. Dr. Rachel. I now have a regular column with Psychology Today Magazine and a book with Shambhala Publications, based on the topic of my TEDxtalk. 

I greet my clients at the human level, helping you connect to your inner wisdom and compassion. 

My ultimate message is for you to find your own path and purpose in this often challenging world.

When not spreading this message, I divide my time between the trails, travels & the yoga mat (plus a little karaoke on occasion).