Rekeeshella Elder, LMFT

Rekeeshella Elder is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with nine years of professional experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and low self-esteem. Her style is respectful and compassionate. She aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is unsure about therapy.

She focuses on practical conversations and collaborative planning. Sessions center on the issues a person brings, such as abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, and communication problems. Rekeeshella works to understand each person's situation before suggesting ways forward.

Her approach is flexible and individual. She uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy depending on the need. That means clients might practice new ways of thinking, learn skills for handling strong emotions, or set small, achievable goals.

Rekeeshella emphasizes a collaborative relationship. She tailors conversations and plans to match a client’s goals and preferences. People meeting with her can expect a calm, thoughtful space to talk through decisions like separation or divorce, cope with loss, rebuild confidence, or address family of origin issues.

She invites anyone ready to take a step toward a more satisfying life to consider therapy as a workable option. The focus is on steady progress and concrete strategies that fit each person’s daily life.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and feeling lost. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills to change behaviors and reduce distress; it often suits stress, anxiety, and self-esteem work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and changing emotional responses that get in the way of close relationships, which can help with attachment and relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is a joint effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, eliminate travel time, and allow people to meet from wherever they are most comfortable. Phone sessions can be useful when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed, while video lets therapists and clients read facial cues more easily. The focus is on what will fit a client's life and goals rather than on a single preferred format.