Rachel Carlos, LMFT

Rachel Carlos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California who brings a client-centered, strength-based approach to clinical care. She has extensive experience supporting people who have faced complex life circumstances, including work with at-risk populations involved in foster care and the juvenile justice system. Her background also includes social work and oversight of a non-profit program that delivers clinical case management services, giving her a practical understanding of systems that affect clients and families.

Rachel emphasizes self-love, self-acceptance, and emotional well-being, and she aims to create a welcoming, comfortable space where clients can explore their goals. She integrates Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work, and she draws on trauma-focused methods when supporting people coping with trauma, depression, relationship challenges, or struggles to balance work and life. Her practice reflects cultural awareness and an open-minded stance toward diverse life experiences and family structures.

Rachel works from a collaborative, client-driven framework that honors each personâs strengths while addressing practical needs. She supports a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, grief, parenting and blended family issues, attachment and adoption matters, postpartum challenges, caregiver stress, and career or life-purpose questions. Her training in multiple clinical approaches allows her to tailor interventions to what fits each client best.