About Rachel
Rachel Dock is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a calm, empathic manner to sessions. Rachel focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood concerns.
She helps people who are struggling with depression, bipolar symptoms, or major life changes. Rachel also supports those dealing with parenting strain, family conflict, relationship problems, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and ADHD.
How Rachel works
Communication problems are a frequent focus in her work. Her approach centers on the person in front of her. Rachel uses client-centered techniques to build trust and prioritize each person's goals.
She pairs that with cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and develop new coping strategies. Mindfulness and narrative methods are woven into sessions to help people notice patterns and tell their story differently. Rachel also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed.
Before independent practice, she worked as a social services coordinator at a crisis stabilization unit. There she did crisis stabilization, risk assessment, community linkage, and therapeutic interventions for adults and youth. That experience informs how she handles urgent concerns while keeping focus on longer-term change.
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What Rachel works with
The areas below are the ones Rachel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy places the person at the center of the work. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's goals, and adapts the pace and focus to what matters most. It helps when someone needs acceptance and help clarifying priorities.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions mix discussion with concrete experiments and homework to build new skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds practical tools for regulating strong emotions and tolerating distress without making things worse.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel will work with each person to try methods that match their needs and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients often combine approaches to address immediate coping and longer-term change.
Online sessions make those options easier to use. Video calls let people maintain visual connection when working on relationship or communication skills. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief reflections, skill reminders, and between-session support possible while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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