Licensed to practice in California and accepts 47 insurances. Specializes in Child or Adolescent, Couples Counseling and 9 more.

Rachel Howard

(she/her)

LMFT, 10 years of experience
Warm
Authentic
Open-minded
VirtualAvailable

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist and I have experience with children, adults, couples, and families in a therapeutic capacity. I specialize in trauma and family therapy. I describe my approach as compassionate, grounded, and I enjoy using active listening. While working with you, I hold the knowing and belief that each of us are naturally moving toward health and healing. We are all born with an innate and inherent wholeness that can often get lost in our culture or from traumas where help was not available at that time. I hold a heartfelt and safe space for the natural healing process.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

We will get to know each other and start to form a connection, and I will nurture a safe space for you.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I am holistic minded, compassionate, grounded, and I enjoy using active listening to allow for more understanding.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I specialize with issues related to trauma, self-esteem, parenting, life transitions, as well as family and couple's problems. I enjoy fostering new skills with my clients such as communication skills, goal setting, and skills related to coping with stress. Other topics I welcome to your sessions include but are not limited to day to day life stressors, emotional coping, changes in your life, and life balance.

Specialties

Top specialties

Child or Adolescent

Other specialties

Anger Management

Anxiety

Self Esteem

Spirituality

Trauma and PTSD

I identify as

Serves ages

Licensed in

Accepts

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Supportive

Object Relational approach in therapy comes from psychoanalytic psychology. As a therapist, I can see what an impact our childhood environment and our earliest relationships can have on us, this could be our mother, father, or caregiver. When the attachment is not secure and healthy, this can often be the root of struggles we may have within ourselves or within relationships throughout life. Although I often look through an Object Relational lens; as I get to know my clients, I often see what approach works best for them. I am an eclectic therapist and have studied many theoretical approaches and I use several. I also love to use Art Therapy and Mindfulness practices in therapy as well.

, 83 ratings

5 ratings with written reviews

June 10, 2026

Rachel helped to come up with concrete examples/tools to use in regards to topics discussed. I would describe Rachel as warm and gentle.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Rachel

December 27, 2025

I feel validated in my feelings and actions after meeting with Rachel. She helps me flesh out some reasons why I may feel certain things and it’s been really good for me.

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 12 with Rachel

October 10, 2025

I appreciate that Rachel is a good listener, she's considerate and helps me validate how I'm feeling. She's very kind and caring, and it's nice to have a therapist like that!

Verified client, age 18-24
Review shared after session 1 with Rachel