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Rochelle Smith, LMFT
California
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anxiety and Relationship Help
See online therapy options- CBT and mindfulness
- Parenting and adoption
- Addiction and bipolar
About Rochelle
Rochelle Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and addiction. She also assists those coping with trauma, grief, and major life changes.
Rochelle uses straightforward, behavior-focused methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness tools to make sessions practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small changes that can reduce distress.
Her approach is interactive and goal-oriented. Sessions often include looking at patterns that keep problems going, trying new behaviors, and practicing mental skills between meetings. She pays attention to how past events affect current relationships and choices, and she brings that into planning useful next steps.
Rochelle has worked with a wide range of concerns including intimacy-related issues, body image, sleep and eating problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and co-occurring conditions. She also addresses adoption and foster care questions, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, and divorce or separation.
People who contact her will usually start by describing what feels most pressing. From there she helps set clear short-term goals and practical strategies to test in daily life. The emphasis is on learning concrete skills that can be used between sessions.
How CBT, client-centered work, and DBT translate to online sessions
Rochelle commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in session. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy centers the persons goals and uses reflective listening to clarify concerns and priorities. DBT teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rochelle will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit the issue at hand. That process is collaborative: goals are set together and adjusted as needed based on what helps most.
Please confirm current session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins can fit a lunch break, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and remote meetings remove travel time. Talk with her when scheduling to choose session arrangements that match your needs and daily routine.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addiction, trauma, grief, and related issues such as body image and sleep.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness methods to focus on thoughts, behavior, and present-day problems in a practical way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a practicing therapist in California.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - licensed in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are offered 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 pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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