About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Emotion-focused work
About Rachael
Rachael Izquierdo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, parenting pressures, depression, addiction issues, trauma, ADHD, and a range of family concerns.
Rachael focuses on practical, everyday problems that show up at home. She helps people talk through communication breakdowns, parenting challenges, and the strain of life transitions. Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, and the effects of separation or divorce on family life.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work. That means sessions often involve noticing patterns in behavior, trying small changes, and looking at feelings behind reactions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit when they fit a person’s goals.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Rachael aims to help people find clearer ways to communicate and to manage overwhelming emotions. She often supports parents and young adults with problem solving around routines, boundaries, and daily functioning.
Outside of clinical work she spends time practicing yoga, cooking, listening to music, and being with her husband, children, and two dogs. Prospective clients are asked to use the site’s matching process to schedule a first appointment and confirm session options before booking.
How sessions work
How Rachael’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can identify what matters to them. Online sessions using this approach usually involve open conversation, checking what’s helpful, and adjusting the focus as needed to address family or parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. In short practical exercises, clients learn small changes they can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or improve routines at home.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and name the feelings under relationship patterns. That can be useful when communication feels stuck or when strong reactions keep repeating in family interactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions often combine techniques rather than sticking to a single method.
The site’s booking process asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The therapist’s session formats are not listed in this biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time so counseling is more practical for daily life.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she help with?
She helps with communication problems, parenting skills, teen struggles, adoption and foster care questions, and divorce or separation impacts on family life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered work combined with cognitive behavioral strategies and emotionally-focused techniques to look at behavior, thoughts, and feelings in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with a range of family and individual concerns.
Is she a licensed clinician in the United States?
Yes. She holds the credential LMFT and practices in Florida as an FL LMFT.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What is the cost or payment structure for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.