- Client-Centered Therapy
- Gottman communication tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Rachel
Rachel Lopez De Castilla Wooden is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, career questions, and guilt and shame.
She frames work around the idea that each person knows their story best. Sessions focus on practical steps and on recognizing strengths the client already has. Conversations aim to be direct and steady, helping people sort through what matters and what to try next.
Rachel uses client-centered methods to listen closely and reflect what people say. She draws on narrative ideas to help clients reframe difficult events and on solution-focused techniques to identify small, reachable goals. She also uses mindfulness-based practices to teach ways of noticing thoughts and easing intense feelings.
In relationship work she integrates the Gottman Method tools to improve communication and reduce repeated conflicts. She supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family questions, and family-of-origin patterns. She also addresses first responder stress and multicultural concerns.
Rachel works in English and practices in Texas. Her approach tends to be straightforward and collaborative. People who come for help with shame or guilt often begin by naming specific situations they want to change, then work on concrete steps to shift patterns and reactions.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Rachel blends client-centered listening with solution-focused and mindfulness techniques. Client-Centered Therapy means she listens with attention and reflects what clients say, which helps clarify problems and priorities. Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying small, practical steps and measurable goals to change day-to-day patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness exercises to notice thoughts and bodily reactions and to reduce reactivity during stressful moments. Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does together with clients. She will help explore which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust techniques as sessions progress. The emphasis is on collaborating to find what feels most useful rather than applying a single method. Session logistics should be confirmed before booking, since current session formats are not specified in the biography. Ask which formats are offered and how they fit your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, cut travel time, allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid needing to be on camera when bandwidth is limited. Discuss preferences and practical constraints when scheduling so sessions suit everyday life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, relationships, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, career questions, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses client-centered listening and narrative techniques to help people name what happened and consider different meanings. Work includes practical steps and small goals to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional experience and holds an LMFT credential. Her practice emphasis includes relationship and family-related concerns among other areas.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She is licensed in Texas as an LMFT and practices in that state.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.