Rachel Gordon-Eldred, LMFT

Rachel Gordon-Eldred is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people feel more regulated and centered so they can connect to themselves and others. Rachel listens without judgment and offers a steady, honest presence for difficult conversations.

She uses straightforward techniques to help people think through stressful situations. Sessions often include practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and parenting challenges. Rachel aims to be a sounding board while helping clients move toward goals that matter to them.

Her work includes supporting people facing grief, loss, and end-of-life concerns. She also helps parents of vulnerable children who have experienced trauma or who are coping with ADHD and Autism Spectrum differences. Rachel notes she does not support behavioral modification approaches like ABA.

Attachment-focused ideas shape how she looks at relationships and patterns with others. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and on client-centered listening to follow each person’s pace. Dialectical skills and solution-focused strategies appear when people need concrete tools for crisis points or quick changes.

Rachel has particular experience with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from separation or divorce. She helps people work through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. Her responses are practical, calm, and oriented toward daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Rachel blends several practical approaches to support people in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, stress, and mood challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect emotions and connections, useful for parenting concerns and communication problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and following the client’s pace to build trust and clarify goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time based on what works in sessions and daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions are an option when video is difficult or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text can suit quick check-ins, short exercises, or when someone needs flexible, ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varying routines.