- Family focused
- Parent support
- Grief care
About Rachel
Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of practice. She focuses on helping people feel more regulated and centered so they can reconnect with themselves and others. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to bring fears, sadness, and ambivalence.
Rachel listens first and follows what clients say. She acts as a sounding board and helps people talk through difficult situations. The goal is to support clearer thinking and steadier emotions so daily life feels more manageable.
Her approach includes work with parents of children who have faced loss, trauma, or who are living with ADHD or autism spectrum differences. She also has experience supporting caregivers and people dealing with complicated parenting situations such as Pathologically Demanding Avoidant behavior, without using behavioral modification like ABA.
Rachel has spent many years helping people who are grieving or facing end-of-life issues. That background informs how she holds conversations about hospice, loss, and meaning at difficult times.
She draws on approaches such as attachment-based methods, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and solution-focused work. These tools are used to help people improve communication, manage stress and anxiety, and find more balance in caregiving and parenting roles.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on the ways early and current relationships shape how people connect and feel safe. Online sessions can help identify patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating that reduce conflict and isolation.Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and values the client's own goals. In a session this looks like open listening, reflecting back what matters to the person, and helping them find their own next steps.
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is practical for anxiety, stress, and many caregiving challenges because it includes concrete skills to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs and preferences, and together you will decide which methods to try first. Adjustments can be made over time based on what is most helpful.
Please confirm current session options before booking. If you prefer online care, ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy can be more consistent with daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachel commonly address?
She helps people with parenting, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related challenges. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues around guilt and forgiveness.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on helping people feel regulated and centered. She listens first and then uses practical talk and tools to help clients think through situations.
How long has she been working in the field?
Rachel has 18 years of clinical experience working with clients in areas such as parenting challenges, grief, and caregiving stress.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LMFT which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to connect?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.