- Attachment-focused
- CBT and DBT tools
- Relational healing
About Rachel
Rachel Bentley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with eight years of professional practice in Arizona. She draws on long experience in schools, group homes, addiction programs, and outpatient settings to help people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. Rachel earned a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and holds an Arizona LMFT license.
Rachel frames work through attachment and object relations ideas to show how early caregiver relationships shape current patterns. She helps people see which coping habits no longer serve them and which strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps for changing thought patterns, repairing relationships, and managing strong feelings.
Her approach blends client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That mix supports both short-term symptom relief and longer-term relationship change. Rachel also uses elements of emotionally focused work when relational connection is a central concern.
Past roles include school-based counseling, play therapy, group home childcare, and addiction treatment work. These settings gave her regular contact with children, adults, and people navigating complex life stresses. She often draws on those experiences when creating hands-on strategies for daily life.
Rachel emphasizes collaboration and clear goals during therapy. She encourages people to try new skills between sessions and track what helps. Outside of work she is active in her children’s school and sports activities and has long ties to military family life.
Rachel frames work through attachment and object relations ideas to show how early caregiver relationships shape current patterns. She helps people see which coping habits no longer serve them and which strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps for changing thought patterns, repairing relationships, and managing strong feelings.
Her approach blends client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That mix supports both short-term symptom relief and longer-term relationship change. Rachel also uses elements of emotionally focused work when relational connection is a central concern.
Past roles include school-based counseling, play therapy, group home childcare, and addiction treatment work. These settings gave her regular contact with children, adults, and people navigating complex life stresses. She often draws on those experiences when creating hands-on strategies for daily life.
Rachel emphasizes collaboration and clear goals during therapy. She encourages people to try new skills between sessions and track what helps. Outside of work she is active in her children’s school and sports activities and has long ties to military family life.
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