- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT skills
About Rachel
Rachel Bentley is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) practicing in Arizona with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, life changes, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and depression. Rachel also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, infidelity, and communication or control difficulties.
She draws on attachment-based and object relations ideas to help clients see how early caregiver relationships shape current feelings and reactions. That perspective is paired with practical methods from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, and dialectical behavior strategies. Sessions tend to look at patterns in relationships and everyday coping skills.
Rachel’s background includes school-based counseling, group home childcare, play therapy, outpatient addiction work, and residential programs for adults with serious mental illness. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of situations and ages, and she brings that breadth into her practice.
In sessions she helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors and then try new ways of relating and responding. She pays attention to emotions that are hard to name and to the interactional cycles people fall into. The work often involves noticing moments that trigger a defensive reaction and learning different ways to connect or set boundaries.
Rachel has been part of military family life for over 20 years and has experience supporting service members and their families. Outside of work she is active in her children’s school and sports activities.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping the emotional patterns that keep people stuck. It looks at how feelings are expressed between partners or within oneself and helps name those emotions so different responses can be practiced. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships influence current attachment styles and relationship reactions, helping clients understand why they respond the way they do and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental conversation where the client’s goals and perspectives guide the work.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Rachel will work with each person to see which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That conversation often starts in the first few sessions and can include trying different strategies to see what helps most.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins on busy days. Phone sessions can be helpful when less bandwidth or a quicker check-in is needed, while video can support visual cues and relational work. Online work lets many people practice new interaction patterns in real time and then discuss what changed during the following session.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addiction, grief, parenting, anger, and depression, among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered conversation and practical CBT and DBT skills to address patterns and coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of practice as a licensed clinician and has worked in schools, group homes, addiction programs, and residential mental health settings.
What credential and region apply to her practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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