Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Rachel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rachel
Rachel Dock is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people navigate anger, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She offers practical, down-to-earth support and aims to make sessions feel approachable and useful from the first visit. She uses a mix of methods to fit each person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills. Client-centered work creates space to be heard and to set personal goals.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills offer concrete tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Rachel brings 12 years of clinical experience in community and crisis settings. She spent several years coordinating services in a crisis stabilization unit, where she handled risk assessment, community linkage, and brief therapeutic interventions.
That work shaped her ability to help people manage high-stress situations and substance-related concerns. Her earlier work included supporting foster youth and people with significant trauma histories, which deepened her understanding of complex emotional responses and communication difficulties. She pays attention to how relationships and family patterns affect day-to-day stress.
Sessions are described as warm, nonjudgmental, and straightforward. She helps people practice new ways of relating, manage anger and impulses, and build clearer communication. Rachel works with adults in California and conducts therapy in English.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rachel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Communication problems
Approaches Rachel lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people set their own goals; it is useful for building trust and working through relationship and communication concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches step-by-step skills to manage anxiety, anger, or depressive patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process means adjustments can be made if a different skill set or emphasis would help more.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text messaging supports shorter check-ins, written skill coaching, and people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep appointments and to practice new skills between sessions.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does she address?
Rachel focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and communication problems, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar, ADHD, parenting and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental with practical tools. She blends client-centered listening with skill-based strategies to help people manage strong emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience, including work in crisis stabilization and community coordination, and time supporting foster youth and trauma-affected clients.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - and is based in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients and provides services for people located in California.
How are sessions conducted and in what formats?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment work and how do I get started?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.