Meet Rachael...

Welcome to TrueSelf! Glad you are here!

Rachael Hackler is the owner and lead therapist at TrueSelf Counseling and Coaching. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas and has been practicing therapy in a variety of settings for more than 12 years. 

 

Rachael obtained a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Texas Woman's University and also a bachelor’s degree in Family Studies/Child Development from the University of Central Oklahoma. 

 

Early in her career, Mrs. Hackler spent years working with individuals throughout the process of adoption by providing specific services to birthparents as well as assisting adoptive parents. Rachael later began serving as an in-home therapist for a local agency providing trauma informed therapy with children ages 0-17 while also providing therapeutic services through Tarrant County Early Childhood Intervention. During this time, Rachael was trained in TF-CBT (Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention), and Child-Parent Interaction Therapy. Most recently, Rachael has cared for adolescents and adults seeking emergency mental health evaluations and care through a local behavioral health hospital.  

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Rachael is also a wife, a mother, a born and raised Okie *Oklahoma*, and a lover of the outdoors. She has been married to her husband for more than10 years and together they have almost 8 year old twins. Needless to say, there isn't much time for "extra" stuff, but when she has a moment, she enjoys camping in the family's RV, hiking, anything and everything Christmas, OU Sooner football, and going on family adventures. 

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Check out this great article featuring Rachael Hackler! 

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Are Your Kids Ready for Sleepaway Camp? Are You? - DFWChild

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Check Rachael Hackler out on CBS News!

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Talking to your children about the Uvalde shooting - CBS DFW (cbsnews.com)

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Want to know more about Rachael? Read her interview with Voyage Dallas.

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