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Rochelle  Smith

Rochelle Smith, LMFT

Therapist in California

Collaborative, practical support for stronger self-esteem

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12 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Warm interactive style
  • Skills focused
  • Trauma informed care

About Rochelle

Rochelle Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who focuses on helping people build stronger self-esteem and manage stress. She brings 12 years of experience to sessions and works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and grief. Rochelle aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk through what matters to them.

She uses a warm, interactive style that centers the client's perspective. Conversations are collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs. Rochelle draws on client-centered methods to understand a person’s goals, and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

Rochelle also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and coping. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when people are weighing change or need help finding what motivates them. She adjusts tools and techniques based on how a person responds during sessions.

Her background includes long-term clinical experience with trauma, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and complicated mood issues. Clients may work on practical skills for sleeping, eating, managing anger, or navigating career shifts. Rochelle emphasizes gradual steps and realistic goals so progress is steady and manageable.

People who choose her work together to build clearer goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small wins. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers steady support and clear feedback along the way.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and the person's own goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to reflect, build confidence, and set personal aims. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical skills to change thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and self-esteem work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rochelle will discuss goals and preferences together and adapt techniques as sessions progress. That collaborative process helps pick which tools to try first and which to refine over time.

The therapist's profile does not list specific online formats. Please confirm which session types are currently offered before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness practices or behavioral exercises in their regular routines, and supports working on skills between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Rochelle help with?

She works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, and self-esteem challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on collaboration and practical skills. Sessions combine client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches.

What is her clinical background?

Rochelle has 12 years of experience working as a therapist in California and has supported people through trauma, mood challenges, addiction, and family or relationship strain.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

The original profile does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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