- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Rachael
Rachael Izquierdo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, attention concerns, and relationship and parenting stress. Rachael also supports clients facing trauma, addiction-related struggles, and intimacy or self-esteem issues.
Her approach blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with client-centered care and practical strategies. In sessions she helps people name difficult emotions, notice interaction patterns, and try new ways of relating. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address thoughts, habits, and motivation.
Rachael has a background that includes work with young adults and people navigating parenting challenges, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment concerns. She incorporates attention to communication problems, eating and body-image issues, impulsivity, and social anxiety when relevant to a person’s goals.
Sessions are aimed at concrete changes people can use day to day. Rachael emphasizes balancing life demands while building skills for managing anger, cravings, and overwhelming feelings. She also addresses self-harm, isolation, and recovery-oriented needs with direct, practical steps.
Outside clinical work she maintains a trauma-informed yoga practice and values regular movement, cooking, and family time. Prospective clients are invited to use the site process to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How Rachael blends EFT and practical strategies for online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and the patterns that keep them stuck. It is useful for people who want to change how they react in close relationships and better understand attachment-driven responses.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and making space for a person to shape their own goals. The therapist follows the client’s lead and prioritizes what matters most to the individual in each session.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches straightforward skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and attention-related challenges.
Rachael treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with the client to choose which methods to use based on goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That may mean mixing EFT with CBT or adding mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques over time.
Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, keep shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also allows sessions to continue across changes in work or family routines, while the therapist and client adapt the pacing and focus to real-life demands.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, attention concerns, relationship and parenting stress, addictions, trauma and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing approaches to address feelings and interaction patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Rachael has 26 years of clinical experience as an LMFT working with a range of concerns across the lifespan.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices there.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the provided process.
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