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Rachel Gordon-Eldred, LMFT
California
LMFT - Parenting and Grief support
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Caregiver support
About Rachel
Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with parents and adults facing grief, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and life changes. Her approach is practical and relational, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and learn new ways to respond.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people manage thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Sessions focus on clear, real-world strategies such as changing thinking patterns, practicing new communication habits, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. Rachel aims to help people feel more regulated so they can relate better to themselves and others.
Her background includes long-term work with parents of children who have experienced loss, trauma, ADHD, or who are on the autism spectrum. She also works with caregivers, people facing hospice and end-of-life concerns, and those dealing with complicated grief. She does not use behavioral modification approaches like ABA.
Rachel brings experience supporting people through divorce, separation, loneliness, guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose. She integrates parts work and solution-focused tools to help clients break problems into manageable steps. Sessions often combine short-term skills practice with attention to relational patterns.
She asks clients to be direct about what they need and what feels most helpful. The first sessions typically clarify goals, identify patterns that keep problems active, and map a few practical steps to try between meetings. Rachel conducts sessions in English and practices in California as an LMFT.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Rachel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and shift thought patterns that lead to stress or avoidance. CBT sessions online typically include identifying specific thoughts, testing them with small behavioral experiments, and assigning short practice tasks between meetings.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape reactions. This approach helps people recognize patterns in their close relationships and practice new ways of relating that reduce reactivity and increase connection.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will collaborate with each client to decide whether CBT, attachment-based methods, solution-focused steps, or a mix best fits the goals. That choice is guided by the client’s needs, preferences, and the problems they bring to sessions.
The biography does not specify the exact session formats offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to practice skills in real contexts and to bring insights from daily life directly into the session with a therapist.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address most often?
She works with parenting challenges, grief and loss, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and transitions such as divorce and life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice concrete behavioral steps. Sessions often include exercises to change thinking patterns and try new habits between meetings.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 18 years of experience working with parents and adults, including work with families affected by loss, trauma, ADHD, and autism spectrum concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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