Rachel Chagnon

Rachel Chagnon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Family Programming Track Coordinator in the Adult Program at the UC San Diego Health Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research. Rachel graduated with her BA in Psychology from Sonoma State University and earned her MA in Marital and Family therapy from the University of San Diego. During her time at USD, Rachel completed her practicum at the UCSD CHEAR (Center for Health Eating and Activity Research) Clinic where she gained individual and family clinical experience working with patients of all ages with diagnoses of BED, BN, AN, and ARFID. Rachel found that during her practicum year she gained a passion for working with adult patients and their families and she began working in the adult program at the UCSD EDC in 2019. Rachel works with individuals, couples, and families at UCSD, and coordinates Family Programming in the adult program. In addition to EDs, Rachel has training and experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and disorders of over-control. Rachel is trained in CBT-E, FBT, Radically Open DBT, and specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for both individuals and families, and she is passionate about assisting patients in creating their life worth living.