Rachel Carlos

Compassionate, strength-focused therapy for life's challenges

LMFT California

Experience: 9 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Rachel

Rachel Carlos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with nine years of clinical experience. She brings a background in social work and program oversight, having managed operations for a nonprofit that delivers clinical case management.

Background and approach

Her path includes substantial work with at-risk populations and involvement with foster care and juvenile justice systems, informing a trauma-aware and systems-informed perspective. Her therapeutic style emphasizes strengths, self-compassion, and client direction.

Rachel integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Motivational Interviewing and client-centered techniques to help clients address depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and career concerns.

She describes her work as culturally attentive and oriented toward emotional well-being, with attention to issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care experiences, blended family dynamics, postpartum mood concerns, and multicultural factors. Sessions focus on practical strategies and personal values, supporting people through life transitions, coping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Rachel aims to create a comfortable environment where clients set goals and collaborate on interventions that fit their needs and preferences.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Rachel commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, offering concrete skills for managing emotions and daily challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration so clients can explore values, build self-acceptance, and set personally meaningful goals.

She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process, working with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist guides exploration and adapts techniques over time so the plan evolves based on what is helpful in sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow licensed professionals to offer ongoing support and skills practice without the need to travel, making consistent care more accessible for people balancing work, family, and other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel address in therapy?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is client-centered and strengths-based, using collaborative techniques and practical strategies to support emotional well-being and life changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Rachel has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in social work roles and with at-risk populations, including connections to foster care and juvenile justice settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the license CA LMFT 98573 and practices in California.

Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for working together?

Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability.

How are sessions billed and what does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with Rachel?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityLife purposeMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English