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Rachelle Anderson

Therapist · Florida

Licensed marriage and family therapist - relationships and stress

Rachelle Anderson
Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, Florida · MT1783
NPI
1356066724
Experience
27 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

About Rachelle

Rachelle Anderson is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Florida with 27 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, parenting strain, self-esteem problems, and major life changes. She also works with those facing grief, addiction issues, mood concerns, and challenges related to career and intimacy.

Her work often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions focus on naming hard emotions, tracking patterns in thinking and behavior, and trying small experiments to notice what changes. Conversations are direct and practical, with attention to what feels most useful right now.

Rachelle draws on long experience supporting people with attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver stress. She also addresses issues like body image, codependency, communication problems, and substance-related struggles. Where appropriate she integrates solution-focused steps to help clients make immediate, manageable shifts.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation about goals and next steps. Rachelle uses her clinical approaches to help people build clearer understanding of patterns and to develop coping skills they can use between sessions. Language of sessions is English and she provides services from Florida.

To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the site process to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people put names to feelings and notice how emotions shape interactions and choices. EFT can be useful for working through recurring emotional patterns and relationship-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values, accepting difficult inner experience, and taking committed action toward goals. ACT is often used for stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and tracking what helps between sessions.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, allow shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue momentum when schedules change. If you want to move forward, complete the brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to review formats and practical details.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSHoardingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

27+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, self-esteem, grief, addictions, mood issues, career questions, and related concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with ACT and CBT. The focus is on naming emotions, tracking patterns, and practical steps to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 27 years of experience as a practicing therapist in Florida.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Florida LMFT and provides services from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept clients outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What are the session formats and cost structure?

Session formats should be confirmed before booking; fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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