Rachel Malvaez, LMFT

Rachel Malvaez offers a person-centered, collaborative approach that honors each individual’s experiences, values, and goals. She approaches therapy with compassion and partnership, helping people navigate stress, relationship challenges, life transitions, or moments when they feel stuck. Rachel emphasizes building trust and connection, believing that change often happens most effectively within a relationship where someone feels heard and accepted.

She uses an integrated set of methods while making space for the fact that clients know their own stories and strengths best. Rachel works with adults, young adults, adolescents, and teens who are facing anxiety, depression, identity exploration, relationship concerns, shifting independence, or the desire for meaningful change. She supports exploration of patterns that no longer serve a person and guides work around growing into healthier, more authentic ways of living.

Communication in Rachel’s practice is clear, direct, and kind. She leads with empathy and warmth, and she also brings moments of humor into the work when appropriate. Therapy with her is collaborative - she works alongside people rather than directing them. Rachel holds an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she draws on her prior experience in the tech industry to inform a thoughtful, human-centered practice focused on connection and growth.