Rachel Lopez De Castilla Wooden

Sometimes you notice the strain in your relationships before you realize how much you’re struggling yourself. Anxiety may make it difficult to be present, ADHD can create frustration or misunderstandings, depression may leave you feeling disconnected, or anger can turn small disagreements into painful patterns. Past trauma and family experiences can make those patterns even harder to understand or change. I provide virtual therapy throughout Texas for adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families, with a focus on anxiety, ADHD, depression, anger management, and trauma. I also support clients navigating family issues, relationship concerns, and grief and loss when these challenges become connected to what is happening individually or within the family. With seven years of experience as a marriage and family therapist, my goal is to help you understand the patterns keeping you stuck, strengthen the relationships that matter to you, and create healthier ways of moving forward.

I believe lasting change becomes easier when we understand not only what you’re feeling, but the relationships, experiences, and patterns surrounding those feelings. Anxiety, ADHD, depression, anger, or trauma may be what brings you to therapy, but those concerns can influence how you communicate, respond to conflict, connect with others, and function within your family. Relationship difficulties, grief, or family stress can also intensify the challenges you are already carrying. Instead of viewing each concern in isolation, we’ll explore how the pieces fit together and identify practical changes that support both your individual wellbeing and your relationships. I may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reshape unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help you respond more flexibly to difficult emotions, Trauma Focused CBT when past experiences continue affecting the present, Attachment Based and Relational approaches to understand patterns of connection, and Gottman Method strategies when couples need practical tools to improve communication and strengthen their relationship.

Our first few sessions are about understanding the bigger picture, not deciding who or what is to blame. Whether you come to therapy individually, as a couple, or as a family, we’ll talk about what has been happening, what feels most difficult right now, and what you hope will be different. Together, we’ll create goals that are meaningful and realistic while identifying patterns we can begin working on both inside and outside of our sessions. You can expect me to be warm, collaborative, and genuinely curious while also offering practical guidance and encouraging change when it can help you grow. Progress may look like managing anxiety or anger more effectively, communicating without falling into the same conflicts, understanding ADHD with greater compassion, processing trauma, rebuilding connection, or creating healthier family dynamics. My hope is that you leave therapy not only feeling better individually, but more confident in your ability to build and maintain the relationships you want in your life.