About Rachel
Dr. Rachel Radin is a California psychologist who helps adults manage anxiety, stress, mood, and eating concerns. She holds a PhD in Clinical and Medical Psychology and uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions.
Rachel writes in plain terms and focuses on clear steps clients can take between meetings. She trained at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and completed clinical placements including a pre-doctoral internship in pediatric psychology at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital.
Background and approach
Rachel later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. These experiences shaped her work with health-related concerns and behavior change. Rachel often helps people facing weight-related eating issues such as binge eating and stress-related eating.
She also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship stress, and grief. Her background includes work on chronic health conditions, diabetes and obesity management, and developmental concerns encountered in medical settings. Her approach combines cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, and client-centered techniques.
She also uses elements of dialectical behavior ideas and motivational interviewing to help clients build practical skills and tolerate strong feelings. Sessions focus on small, doable changes and learning tools that apply in daily life. Rachel brings eight years of clinical experience in a variety of settings.
She sees clients in California and conducts therapy in English. People who want straightforward guidance and skill-building often find her style direct and collaborative.
Approach and online care that focus on skills and values
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention and breathing practices to calm the body and reduce stress reactivity.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Rachel works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions include goal setting, skill practice, and adjustments over time so the plan stays relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face sessions when visual cues matter, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief coaching, check-ins, or when writing feels easier than talking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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