--- title: "Raquel Leviss Going Back to Birth Name After Receiving Intense Mental Health Treatment" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/17/raquel-leviss-birth-name-pump-rules/ type: post date: 2023-07-17 modified: 2023-07-17 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/17/raquel-leviss-birth-name-pump-rules.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Raquel Leviss Going Back to Birth Name After Receiving Intense Mental Health Treatment ## Raquel Leviss is returning to her roots & we don't mean her natural hair color. The Vanderpump Rules star is now going back to using her birth name. *[TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/14/raquel-leviss-birth-name-rachel-vanderpump-rules-mental-health-facility-therapy/)* reports that [Raquel Leviss](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/raquel-leviss/) wants people to refer to her by her birth name, Rachel, moving forward. The *Vanderpump Rules* star reportedly had an ***“epiphany”*** while seeking mental health treatment for the last several months. Raquel Leviss ***“was very upset her haters”*** uncovered that her real name was Rachel and began to use it as a ***“weapon” ***amid [Scandoval](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/06/22/vicki-gunvalson-scandoval-rhoc/). ![Raquel Leviss cries in final confessional interview for season ten of Pump Rules](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_4327-1200x645.jpg)Pump Rules star Raquel Leviss ***“Her therapists explained to her [that] her detractors had weaponized the name ‘Rachel’ to hurt her,”**** TMZ* reported. The Bravolebs therapists told her that ***“taking the name [Rachel] back and embracing it”*** would ***“neutralize” ***the haters and internet trolls. While Raquel's legal name has always remained Rachel, she began going by the name Racquel at a very young age. Friends and family ***“began calling her Raquel at a very early age, and the name stuck.”*** ![Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz pose for photo with co-star Raquel Leviss](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_4797-1200x666.jpg)Pump Rules stars Sandoval, Raquel, and Schwartz Last week Raquel checked out of The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona, after receiving treatment there for the last two months. Raquel Leviss reportedly spent $200,000 on her stay at the facility. Since leaving treatment, Raquel has been staying with a friend as she prepares to return to *Vanderpump Rules *for season 11. As we previously reported, [the 28-year-old SURver is playing “hardball” with Bravo](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/13/raquel-leviss-playing-hardball/) as she negotiates her contract for season 11 of *[Vanderpump Rules](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/)*. ***“She wants to get as much money as she possibly can, so she is playing hardball,”*** an insider told *[Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2023/07/12/raquel-leviss-playing-hardball-with-bravo-contract-as-cast-starts-filming/)* last week. *Pump Rules* stars [Ariana Madix](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/ariana-madix/), Tom Sandoval, [Lala Kent](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/06/28/lala-kent-randall-emmett-sugar-mama/), [Tom Schwartz](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/06/16/tom-schwartz-sandoval-friendship/), Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, and James Kennedy all resumed filming earlier this month. ![Vanderpump Rules season ten cast photo featuring Raquel Leviss, Ariana Madix, and Tom Sandoval](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tom-sandoval-ariana-madix-raquel-leviss.jpg)Vanderpump Rules stars Raquel Levis, Tom Sandoval, and Ariana Madix Raquel has not seen any members of the *Vanderpump Rules* cast since they filmed the explosive season 10 reunion in March, which came just weeks after her months-long affair with [Tom Sandova](https://allabouttrh.com/category/vanderpump-rules/tom-sandoval/)l was exposed. Stay tuned for more on this developing story! *Vanderpump Rules* will return to Bravo in 2024. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below!