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Rachel Gordon-Eldred

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LMFT California

Experience
18 years in practice
Focus areas
Family, Grief, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Rachel

Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a licensed marriage and family therapist who blends practical tools with compassionate support to help people navigate stress, grief, parenting challenges, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

With 18 years of clinical experience, she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside relational and solution-focused strategies to help clients develop clearer thinking patterns, improved emotional regulation, and more satisfying connections. Her approach emphasizes trust, nonjudgmental listening, and helping clients feel more centered so they can make choices aligned with their values.

Rachel offers targeted support for concerns including anxiety, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, and issues that arise around divorce, guilt, and forgiveness. She also brings experience addressing grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, isolation, life purpose, and challenges related to ADHD.

Rachel aims to be a steady sounding board while helping people build practical skills and self-understanding. She welcomes conversations about scheduling and may be able to accommodate alternative appointment times when standard slots do not fit a client’s needs.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Work



Rachel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice and rework unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; this approach is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relational patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties, which can be helpful for communication problems and building stronger connections. In sessions she draws on Client-Centered principles as well, offering empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting to ensure the work aligns with each person’s values and priorities.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to identify what feels most useful. Together they consider symptoms, goals, and personal preferences, then adapt techniques and pacing as the work evolves.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for people with different schedules and needs. These formats allow for consistent skill-building, real-time problem solving, and ongoing support even when in-person visits are not possible, while enabling appointments to fit into busy routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Rachel works with a range of issues including anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, communication problems, and life transitions.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
Her style combines practical skills training with empathetic listening, using approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based and solution-focused strategies to help clients feel more regulated and connected.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of clinical experience working with a variety of concerns, including grief, end-of-life issues, parenting challenges, and neurodiversity-related needs.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
Rachel is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 48894 and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time and provides services to clients within the specified licensing region.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist 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