Rachael Izquierdo, LMFT

Rachael Izquierdo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and parenting challenges. She works with individuals across life stages to address attention struggles, relationship tensions, and changes that feel overwhelming. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.

Rachael focuses on family life, parenting skills, and teenage issues while also addressing communication problems and attachment concerns. She uses a mix of talk-based methods and mindfulness practices so clients can build new habits and handle hard moments more easily. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small steps that fit into busy schedules.

Her background includes long clinical experience in Florida and work with a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, self-harm, and social anxiety. Rachael blends Client-Centered listening with cognitive and emotion-focused strategies to tailor care to each person’s needs. She also brings motivational interviewing techniques to help people make meaningful changes.

Outside of work she practices yoga, cooks, listens to music, and spends time with her husband, children, and two dogs. That balance informs a steady, relatable style in sessions. Prospective clients are invited to connect and see if they feel like a good match before starting work together.

Approaches used in online sessions and how they help

Rachael frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions. This approach is helpful when someone needs a steady, validating space to talk through problems and make personal choices.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with practical behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing impulsive or attention-related struggles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to understand and change strong emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps shape the mix of methods used in sessions so it matches real-life needs.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people stay consistent with practice between visits and apply new skills to everyday situations.