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LMFT

Rachel Gordon-Eldred, LMFT

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasFamily, Grief, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Rachel

Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience who draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients find greater regulation and connection.

Background and approach

She centers work on helping people feel more grounded so they can better relate to themselves and others, offering a thoughtful blend of empathy and practical guidance as clients navigate parenting challenges, grief, trauma, anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Her practice emphasizes trusting the client's experience and creating a nonjudgmental space to explore fears, ambivalence, and sorrow.

Rachel has a particular background supporting parents of children who have experienced loss, trauma, or who live with ADHD and Autism Spectrum presentations, and she brings additional training in end-of-life and hospice-related counseling. She identifies as an advocate for neurodiverse individuals and does not use behavioral modification approaches like ABA.

Rachel invites prospective clients to reach out to find appointment times and notes she may be able to accommodate alternate scheduling needs. She works from California and offers therapy aimed at helping people cultivate wiser internal perspectives and a fuller sense of what matters to them.

Integrating relational approaches with online care

Rachel frequently uses Internal Family Systems to help people notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves, a method that can reduce internal conflict and clarify values. Attachment-Based Therapy is also central to her work and focuses on patterns of relating and emotional safety to improve connections with others. Both approaches can be useful for addressing parenting concerns, grief, anxiety, and the impact of trauma while helping clients build more compassionate internal and interpersonal responses.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel works with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adapting techniques over time so the work feels relevant and manageable rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy with Rachel is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility and easier access from home. These formats allow ongoing support for processing grief, navigating parenting challenges, managing stress, and practicing skills between sessions while making it simpler to find appointment times that fit a busy life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel address?
She works with family dynamics, parenting challenges, grief and end-of-life issues, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related concerns such as caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce, and life purpose.
What therapeutic approach might be used in sessions?
Sessions may draw from Internal Family Systems, attachment-based techniques, client-centered work, CBT, and DBT depending on client needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has 18 years of experience working with clients across a range of relational and life-stage concerns.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the California license CA LMFT 48894 and provides services from California.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Therapy is offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their preference.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purpose

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Solution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English