Dr. Rachel Radin , CA Psychologist 30403

Dr. Rachel Radin uses evidence-based therapies to help adults manage stress, eating concerns, anxiety, and mood problems. She is a California psychologist with eight years of clinical experience and a focus on practical skills people can use between sessions. Her approach is collaborative and direct, aimed at helping people make steady changes that fit their daily lives.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small, testable changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is part of her work when values and committed action are helpful. Mindfulness techniques are taught to reduce reactivity and to build awareness around eating and stress.

Rachel earned a Master’s degree and a PhD in Clinical and Medical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Her training included a pre-doctoral internship in pediatric psychology and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. That background shaped her interest in weight-related eating issues and health-related behavior change.

She has experience applying behavioral strategies to chronic health concerns, diabetes, and obesity management, and she has worked with people addressing binge eating and stress-related eating. Motivational interviewing informed her brief interventions aimed at reducing stress-related eating.

In sessions she focuses on concrete skills - mindfulness exercises, behavior experiments, and stepwise goals. People who want to address anxiety, low mood, body image, or addictive patterns can expect practical tools and a steady focus on what works in daily life.

How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and when eating patterns are tied to avoidance or strong emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and eating-related habits by breaking large problems into doable experiments.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of hunger cues, stress triggers, and emotional patterns. These practices are often short and can be practiced between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deep conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make therapy more flexible around work, caregiving, and daily routines while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.