Rachel Gordon-Eldred

Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people feel calmer and more centered so they can reconnect with themselves and others. Rachel offers a listening, nonjudgmental space where clients can bring fears, sadness, and uncertainty. She supports practical problem solving and emotional regulation so clients can move toward the life they want.

Rachel uses a blend of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to help people improve connection and trust in relationships. She also uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person and cognitive behavioral skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

Her background includes work with parents and caregivers of children who have experienced loss, trauma, ADHD, or autism spectrum differences. She notes particular experience with Pathologically Demanding Avoidant (PDA) profiles and does not use applied behavior analysis methods such as ABA. Rachel also has training working with hospice, grief, and end-of-life concerns.

People often seek Rachel for stress, anxiety, compassion fatigue, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and isolation or loneliness. She aims to be a steady sounding board and practical collaborator for those navigating life changes. Sessions emphasize clear communication, coping strategies, and honoring each person’s values.

To begin, Rachel asks interested people to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to her availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape emotional safety. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting when they feel distant or alone. Client-Centered Therapy centers each person's experience and priorities; the therapist listens carefully and follows what the client says matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches concrete tools to manage anxiety, stress, or unhelpful thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will collaborate to test what helps most, adjusting methods as goals change. Rachel aims to blend approaches in ways that match a person's goals, whether the focus is coping with grief, improving communication, or reducing loneliness.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options when you book since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when time is tight, and allow people to meet from wherever they are located within the therapist's service area. Many people find this flexibility helpful for maintaining continuity of care while managing everyday responsibilities.