Rachel Franzem, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor with expertise in the assessment and treatment of suicidality, self-harm, and emotion dysregulation. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Denver. Rachel has clinical experience across the full continuum of behavioral healthcare, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and outpatient settings. She is employed by the University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, where she provides evidence-based mental health treatment. Rachel is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and is a member of a comprehensive DBT team, delivering adherent DBT within an interdisciplinary model of care. Her professional interests include suicide prevention, evidence-based interventions, and increasing access to high-quality behavioral healthcare for adolescents and young adults.