Rachel Leah Kraus, LCSW-C (she/her) is licensed clinical social worker in private practice (www.krauspsychotherapy.com) serving clients virtually throughout the state of Maryland for therapy and throughout the United States for executive function coaching. She works from a DBT-informed approach and has a special interest in working with clients who have a borderline and/or OCD diagnosis on top of an Autistic, ADHD, or AuDHD neurotype utilizing a neurodiversity affirming approach. Rachel received her bachelor's degree in Psychology (Ecopsychology) from Mount Holyoke College and her Master's in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She is a Social Work board approved supervisor through the State of Maryland. Rachel has participated in numerous advanced trainings in DBT, been providing DBT informed treatment since 2008 in various contexts including schools, residential treatment facilities, hospitals, and community mental health clinics before transitioning exclusively to private practice. She currently provides consultation to clinicians around the country and leads several consultation groups where she teaches clinicians skills on how to utilize the neurodiversity affirming approach when interacting with clients.