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Rachel Bentley, LMFT

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationArizona
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Rachel

Rachel Bentley is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience based in Arizona. She draws on a relational orientation rooted in attachment and object relations ideas to help clients explore how early caregiving relationships shape current thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns.

Background and approach

Her background spans work in group homes, school-based counseling, outpatient addiction programs, and residential services for adults with serious mental health needs, which informs a flexible, experience-informed approach to care. Rachel integrates evidence-based techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside Internal Family Systems and attachment-focused perspectives.

She emphasizes empowering clients to identify existing strengths and replace unhelpful coping strategies with approaches that better serve present goals. Rachel aims to support personal growth by helping people recognize recurring patterns, address trauma and relational wounds, and build healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your schedule

Rachel combines Internal Family Systems with attachment-informed and client-centered ideas to support exploration of inner parts, relational patterns, and personal values. Internal Family Systems offers a way to identify and communicate with differing internal parts that influence behavior and emotion, which can be useful for trauma responses, anxiety, and self-critical patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present connections and helps people rebuild security and trust in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, validation, and collaborative work so clients feel heard while choosing goals and pacing.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist will work with clients to identify which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences and can combine elements from different approaches to match what emerges in sessions. This flexibility helps tailor treatment to both immediate concerns and longer-term growth.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it simpler to attend regularly, practice skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel work with?
She provides therapy for stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting, anger, and depression.
What is Rachel's therapeutic style and approach?
Her work centers on relational and attachment perspectives, combined with Internal Family Systems, CBT, and DBT techniques to help clients understand patterns and develop practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has eight years of experience working in settings that include group homes, schools, outpatient addiction programs, and adult residential treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona with the license designation AZ LMFT LMFT-15246 and practices from Arizona.
Does she provide therapy in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone start working with Rachel?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to 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

Arizona

Languages

English