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Rachel Bentley

Helping people change relationship patterns

LMFT Arizona

Experience
8 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Rachel

Rachel Bentley is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Arizona with eight years of experience. She draws on a long clinical history across schools, group homes, addiction programs, and residential settings to help people facing relationship stress, anxiety, grief, or changes in their life.

Background and approach

Her tone is practical and straightforward in sessions. Rachel frames work around early attachments and relationship patterns.

She uses attachment-based ideas and object relations to help people see how past caregiving shapes current reactions. That perspective guides conversations about intimacy, parenting, codependency, and commitment worries.

Her approach blends several methods to meet real problems. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to notice and change unhelpful thoughts.

Dialectical behavior strategies teach emotion regulation and coping skills when feelings are intense. The Gottman Method is part of her toolkit when relationship communication and repair are a focus.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on practical next steps. Rachel helps clients identify current strengths, build new coping tools, and work on relationship patterns that keep causing pain.

She also brings experience from addiction treatment and work with at-risk youth to inform care for adults facing similar challenges. Outside of clinical work she is connected to military communities and family life.

That background informs her understanding of stressors like deployment, relocation, and family transitions. Rachel works in a direct, supportive way to help people build clearer communication and healthier reactions to life’s setbacks.

Therapeutic approaches for relationships and regulation

Rachel commonly blends Gottman-informed methods, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive behavioral techniques. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication, reducing conflict, and rebuilding connection in relationship work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current reactions and helps people shift long-standing patterns that interfere with closeness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical ways to change them so mood and behavior improve.

The choice of approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow full face-to-face conversation when discussing sensitive relational material. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible ways to check in between sessions and practice new skills in real time. These options support consistency and make it easier to continue work through changes in schedule or location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps with relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and parenting.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear steps, stronger coping skills, and improved communication.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of recent practice and prior experience in schools, group homes, addiction programs, and residential services.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona and practices there.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed in

Arizona

Languages

English