Rachel Dock, LMFT

Rachel Dock is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who brings a warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental presence to her clinical work. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy and is licensed by the state board to provide therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered care, and object relations perspectives to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Over a 12-year career, Rachel has accumulated hands-on experience across crisis and community settings. For four years she worked as a Social Services Coordinator at a crisis stabilization unit where she focused on crisis stabilization, risk assessment, intensive community linkage coordination, and therapeutic interventions for both adults and youth. She also spent a year with an agency serving foster youth and young people with significant trauma histories, deepening her experience with complex developmental and attachment-related concerns.

Rachel specializes in stress, anxiety, addictions, family and parenting challenges, depression, relationship and communication problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Her style is genuine and collaborative, aiming to help clients build practical skills, improve relationships, and navigate transitions with greater resilience and clarity.