About Rachael
Rachael Izquierdo helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or big changes at home. She works with individuals facing depression, relationship or parenting struggles, and challenges related to attention and impulse control. Rachael is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with 26 years of clinical experience and a practical, steady approach.
Rachael uses clear, hands-on strategies in sessions. She draws on Client-Centered methods to make space for each person’s experience.
How Rachael works
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that feed worry and to try different behaviors that bring relief. Her work often focuses on everyday family life - improving communication, navigating divorce or separation, and supporting parents managing behavior and boundaries.
She also addresses adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, body image, eating and food-related struggles, and problems like isolation or low self-esteem. Rachael brings trauma awareness into her practice and helps people cope with abuse histories and intimacy-related worries. She supports people dealing with addictions, self-harm urges, anger, and social anxiety through steady, skills-based work.
Motivational interviewing and mindfulness techniques are used to build motivation and calm the nervous system. Clients can expect direct guidance, short practical exercises, and space to talk through feelings and decisions. Rachael balances structured tools with listening so people can set realistic goals and try new ways of handling stress and relationships.
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What Rachael works with
The areas below are the ones Rachael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Rachael’s Approaches Work Online
Rachael uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a steady, listening space where people can speak about what matters most and feel heard. This approach helps when someone needs practical support for family or relationship concerns and wants a therapist who follows their lead.She also brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers straightforward tools for anxiety, mood, attention problems, and coping with life changes by testing unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then combine methods that fit best. That means she may use mindful breathing, short behavioral experiments, or emotion-focused work depending on what the client needs most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for full conversations and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can require less bandwidth and suit quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share updates between sessions or use writing as a way to process thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid busy family and work schedules.
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