- Mindfulness-based approach
- Client-centered care
- Skills for mood management
About Rochelle
Rochelle Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, interactive style to help people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and trauma. Rochelle aims to meet people where they are and to treat each person with respect and compassion.
Her sessions often draw on Mindfulness Therapy to help clients notice patterns of thought and feeling without judgment. She also uses Client-Centered approaches that center the client's own goals and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are part of her toolkit when clients want clear skills for managing mood, stress, or strong emotions.
Rochelle has worked with people affected by grief, intimacy concerns, body image and eating issues, chronic illness or pain, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment questions, blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and the effects of disaster or trauma. Her background includes helping those navigating career shifts and compassion fatigue.
Her tone in sessions is direct yet empathetic. She avoids shaming and focuses on practical steps that fit a person's life. Rochelle collaborates on treatment plans and adjusts methods to match each person's needs.
To begin, she invites people to reflect on what they want to change and to take a small first step toward that goal. Rochelle aims to support growth, build coping skills, and help clients move toward greater stability and wellbeing.
Her sessions often draw on Mindfulness Therapy to help clients notice patterns of thought and feeling without judgment. She also uses Client-Centered approaches that center the client's own goals and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are part of her toolkit when clients want clear skills for managing mood, stress, or strong emotions.
Rochelle has worked with people affected by grief, intimacy concerns, body image and eating issues, chronic illness or pain, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment questions, blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and the effects of disaster or trauma. Her background includes helping those navigating career shifts and compassion fatigue.
Her tone in sessions is direct yet empathetic. She avoids shaming and focuses on practical steps that fit a person's life. Rochelle collaborates on treatment plans and adjusts methods to match each person's needs.
To begin, she invites people to reflect on what they want to change and to take a small first step toward that goal. Rochelle aims to support growth, build coping skills, and help clients move toward greater stability and wellbeing.