EMDR therapy
As an EMDR Certified Therapist, Rachele helps clients process distressing experiences so those memories no longer carry the same intensity.
Learn about EMDR →About Rachele Epp, LMHC
Meet Rachele
Rachele is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 30 years of experience. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist providing structured counseling for anxiety, trauma, EMDR, CBT, and Christian counseling by request.
Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor • EMDR Certified Therapist • Fort Myers & online in Florida
A bit more personally
Counseling has been my life’s work
My desire to become a counselor began in my teen years, when my family opened our home to foster children. Living alongside children who had experienced significant hardship shaped me in a deep way and grew in me a compassion for those carrying the weight of childhood wounds. That experience is where my calling to help others truly began.
Over the years, I’ve had a broad range of clinical experiences that have continued to shape how I work today—from serving as Dean of Women at my alma mater, to working in nonprofit settings supporting single mothers and survivors of human trafficking, to working in private practice.
After moving from Nebraska to Florida in 2019, I opened my practice in Fort Myers, where I feel deeply honored to walk alongside adults who are ready for more than surface-level change. I provide focused, structured counseling for those who want to understand what’s been driving their patterns and move toward something more steady, grounded, and lasting.
Outside of my work, I enjoy gardening, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
A thoughtful, practical approach
Counseling for more than temporary relief
I work with adults who are tired of just managing symptoms and want to understand what is really driving their anxiety, stress responses, and repeated patterns. Together, we look beneath the surface so you can begin responding to life with greater calm, clarity, and confidence in your everyday life.
About Rachele
Evidence-based counseling with individualized care
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Fort Myers and an EMDR Certified Therapist. My approach is practical, focused, and tailored to you rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Many people come to counseling after realizing that insight alone is not enough. You may understand why something is happening, yet still find yourself reacting the same way when anxiety, stress, or painful memories are triggered. In our work together, I help you look at the full pattern — your thoughts, behaviors, emotional reactions, physical responses, and the experiences or beliefs that may be keeping those patterns in place.
For clients who seek it, I also offer Christian counseling that thoughtfully integrates faith into the counseling process. I respect that each person’s preferences and beliefs are different, so that approach is always available by request and never imposed.
How she works
Structured counseling with clear clinical focus
CBT counseling
CBT helps identify thought and behavior patterns that keep distress going and gives clients practical ways to respond differently.
Learn about CBT →Christian counseling
For clients who request it, counseling can integrate biblical truth with clinical care in a direct and grounded way.
Christian counseling →Credentials
Licensed and experienced counseling in Fort Myers
Rachele has spent her professional life helping adults work through anxiety, trauma, stress, painful memories, and repeated emotional patterns.
License Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor #MH18156
Education M.S. in Agency Counseling, University of Nebraska Omaha
Education B.S. in General Studies, Grace University
Certification EMDR Certified Therapist
Association EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Professional recommendation
Trusted by fellow professionals
“Rachele is an amazing therapist. I have sent many clients her way and have received wonderful feedback. She uses research-backed methods and has rapid results with clients. I would highly recommend her!”Stefanie Swift, LPCC, LMHC, NCC
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