Dr. Rachel Radin

Dr. Rachel Radin is a California psychologist (CA Psychologist 30403) with eight years of clinical experience working with adults. She focuses on anxiety, mood and eating concerns and also lists life purpose among her areas of work. She sees people coping with stress, depression, relationship strain, sleep problems, and addiction-related issues. She earned a Masters and PhD in Clinical and Medical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and completed a pre-doctoral internship in pediatric psychology at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco where she developed brief interventions for stress-related eating. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, client-centered therapy, and mindfulness. In sessions she uses practical techniques from these approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking, manage strong emotions, and build routines that reduce stress-related eating. Dr. Radin has specific experience addressing weight-related eating concerns including binge eating and stress-related eating, and she has worked on health-related behavior change such as diabetes and obesity management. She also lists attention-deficit concerns, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and life purpose among her focus areas. People who book an initial session can expect a collaborative conversation about goals and options. She uses short interventions and longer psychotherapy strategies when appropriate, and she factors in each person’s daily life when recommending next steps.

How her approaches translate to online work

Dr. Radin commonly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT emphasizes noticing what matters to you and taking actions aligned with those values even when feelings are uncomfortable, which can help with life purpose questions and motivation. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, a useful method for anxiety, mood, and many everyday challenges.

She also draws on mindfulness approaches to help people manage urges and stress-related eating by practicing attention and gentle awareness in short exercises. These methods are practical and skills-focused, and the therapist will work collaboratively to decide which approach or combination feels most useful given a person’s goals and preferences.

Confirm current session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing check-ins during a lunch break or between errands. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video depending on what the therapist offers. Discuss session length and format during the matching questionnaire and first appointment to find a plan that fits everyday routines.