Rachel Carlos, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Rachel

Rachel Carlos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with nine years of clinical experience. She centers her work on practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, parenting struggles, and life transitions. Rachel favors straightforward conversation and aims to make therapy feel approachable and doable for busy families.

She draws on a mix of familiar methods rather than one fixed formula. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit to help people notice patterns and try different coping steps.

Background and approach

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is weighing changes or looking for clearer direction. Rachel also brings a client-centered stance to sessions. That means she follows each person’s priorities and builds from their strengths.

She pays attention to how cultural background and life experiences shape what feels possible for each client. Her background includes work with people who have faced trauma and complex life challenges, plus experience in social work and program oversight. Those roles shaped how she coordinates care and supports practical next steps outside therapy sessions.

In sessions she keeps language plain and focuses on achievable goals. Parents will find a therapist who listens first, names realistic strategies second, and helps track small changes over time.

How Rachel’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person’s own priorities. In practice this means sessions begin where the client is and build on their strengths and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors through small experiments, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. She adjusts tools and pace as the relationship and goals evolve, so therapy stays useful and practical.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions provide a simple option without video, and live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins or coaching between sessions. These formats increase flexibility while keeping the focus on steady progress and usable skills.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem, depression, and relationship and family matters.

What is her style in therapy?

Rachel uses a strengths-based, client-centered style with practical steps. She aims for clear conversations and small, manageable changes rather than long abstract talk.

What is her professional background?

She has nine years of clinical experience and experience in social work and program management that inform how she supports clients and coordinates care.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT 98573, and practices in California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 9 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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