Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Rachel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rachel
Rachel Bentley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with eight years of practice based in Arizona. She draws on long experience in schools, group homes, addiction programs, and adult residential settings. Rachel aims to help people who are overwhelmed by stress, anger, or relationship pain find clearer coping paths.
Rachel uses attachment and object relations ideas to show how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns. She explains these ideas in plain language so clients can spot repeated habits and change them.
Background and approach
Rachel also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach concrete tools for managing intense emotions and impulsivity. Her background includes work with school-based counseling, community mental health, and addiction treatment settings. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of struggles, including grief, substance problems, and trauma.
Rachel brings that breadth to sessions, matching practical skills to each person’s situation. In sessions she focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thinking and replace it with workable strategies. She emphasizes strengths clients already have and builds on those skills.
Rachel aims to support steady progress toward improved relationships and better emotional balance. Outside of therapy she is involved in her children’s activities and has lived in military communities, which informs her understanding of life changes and stress. Her style is direct, warm, and focused on helping people take manageable steps forward.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rachel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Rachel lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence-informed approaches for online emotion work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions. It helps people understand recurring patterns and how those patterns affect closeness and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical alternatives. It is often used for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns and offers clear homework and skill practice between sessions.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and suggest options that match those needs. Together they adjust the plan over time, mixing relational insight with skill-building as appropriate.
Online therapy with Rachel is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and can help people maintain momentum while working toward calmer reactions and healthier relationships.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting questions, grief, and self-esteem issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is relational and practical. She explains how early relationships affect current reactions and teaches hands-on skills for managing emotions and behaviors.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in schools, group homes, addiction treatment, and residential programs before her Arizona practice.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she offers services to clients located in her licensed jurisdiction.
What session formats does she use?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.