About
- Attachment work
- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
About Rachel
Rachel Bentley is an Arizona LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship stress, parenting pressures, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and family problems. Rachel draws on attachment and object relations ideas to look at how early relationships shape present reactions.
Her years in schools, group homes, addiction programs and residential settings gave her varied hands-on experience. That background includes work with at-risk children and adolescents, play therapy settings, and outpatient addiction treatment. Those roles exposed her to many family dynamics and practical parenting challenges.
In sessions she looks at how past caregiver relationships influence current patterns. She helps people name the thoughts and behaviors that no longer serve them. Then she works with them to try different responses in day-to-day relationships and parenting moments.
Rachel uses approaches from attachment-based work, client-centered therapy, CBT and DBT to address communication difficulties, codependency, infidelity, commitment fears and anger. She also addresses abandonment, shame, impulsivity and isolation when these come up in relationships or parenting.
Her style is straightforward and relational. She helps clients identify strengths and practical coping skills they already have. Outside work she is involved in her children’s activities and has long experience supporting military families and veterans through life transitions.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at early caregiver relationships and how those patterns show up now. In practice this means talking about important relationships and noticing how past experiences shape responses in parenting and partnerships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger and skills for everyday parenting moments. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotions in close relationships and on creating clearer emotional communication. It can help when intimacy, trust or connection are strained. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. That may mean combining attachment ideas with CBT tools or adding DBT skills for emotion regulation. The therapist and client check in together and adjust the plan as things change. The original biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to arrange. They also let people continue work through life changes or moves without restarting the process.Areas of focus
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, anger and depression, among related family problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational approach rooted in object relations and attachment ideas, combined with client-centered listening and practical CBT and DBT techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has eight years of practice as an LMFT and prior experience working in schools, group homes, addiction programs and residential settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona and practices with that credential in the state.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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