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Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Rachel Feldman

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
7 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Let's Connect (805) 919-8776
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If you locate yourself within polyamorous, kinky, queer/trans, or anti-capitalist orientations, then you already know the ways normativity disciplines bodies, desires, and relationality. The costs of stepping outside dominant scripts are often high, especially when your modes of embodiment or intimacy are cast as deviant or disordered. At The Normative Exit Clinic, we recognize that “health” is not synonymous with “normal,” and that freedom is rarely granted—it must be authored. Living at the edges of what’s socially sanctioned isn’t a pathology; it’s often a deeply conscious and courageous stance.
And yet, negotiating life at those margins can provoke exhaustion, relational strain, and isolation. These aren’t individual failings—they’re the effects of normative power operating through institutions, language, and everyday expectations. At Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence, I was able to curate a curriculum around the work of Michel Foucault.
My clinical lens is informed by post-structuralist thought, with a focus on how macro-discourses get sedimented into the micro-terrain of our identities and emotional worlds. This isn’t a space of diagnostic surveillance. Together we’ll question the architectures of “should,” and explore how you might inhabit your life with more agency, pleasure & coherence.
Call or Rachel Feldman now for a free 15 minute consultation - (805) 919-8776

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Los Angeles, CA 90004

(805) 919-8776

Los Angeles, CA 90068

Come as you are. Leave as who you were never allowed to be.
I specialize in Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy and Sex Therapy 
$250 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (805) 919-8776
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Los Angeles, CA 90004

(805) 919-8776

Los Angeles, CA 90068

Come as you are. Leave as who you were never allowed to be.
I specialize in Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy and Sex Therapy 
$250 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $250
  • Couple Sessions $300
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • ComPsych
  • Optum
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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I can accept most PPO insurance plans for balanced billing to reduce your out-of-network costs. However I ONLY provide superbills for BCBS. Sliding scale provided on a case by case basis according to individual circumstances for out of pocket.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776
"
I can accept most PPO insurance plans for balanced billing to reduce your out-of-network costs. However I ONLY provide superbills for BCBS. Sliding scale provided on a case by case basis according to individual circumstances for out of pocket.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 138436 Rachel Feldman
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 8 years
  • Attended Philips Graduate University, MA
  • Additional Credentials

  • Degree/Diploma from Columbia University Masters in Liberal Studies for Human Rights / 2010
  • Degree/Diploma from Sarah Lawrence College Bachelors in Liberal Arts w/ specialization in Medical Sociology / 2007
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My background is in Post-structural Philosophy & Gender Studies. My approach to therapeutic practice is deconstructive and informed by a Foucauldian framework.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776
"
My background is in Post-structural Philosophy & Gender Studies. My approach to therapeutic practice is deconstructive and informed by a Foucauldian framework.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Sex Therapy

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Anti capitalist discontent
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Bisexual
  • Body Positivity
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Fetishistic practices
  • Infidelity
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
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Therapy, like life, is a challenging process that requires us to endure. I enter therapeutic conversation with an aim to create dialogue that is complex and appropriately reflects the profound depth of discomfort I imagine brought you to our conversations in the first place.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776
"
Therapy, like life, is a challenging process that requires us to endure. I enter therapeutic conversation with an aim to create dialogue that is complex and appropriately reflects the profound depth of discomfort I imagine brought you to our conversations in the first place.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776

7 Endorsements

Fernando Barcelona
Fernando Barcelona
Marriage & Family TherapistMALMFT
Rachel and I have been colleagues for over 2 years, and throughout that time I have not only been impressed by her therapeutic approach, but also by her incredible dedication to her clients. She has an uncanny gift of seeing the possibility in people's sto...
Angelyn N. Rose
Angelyn N. Rose
Marriage & Family TherapistMALMFTAPCC
Rachel's incredible insight & extensive knowledge of the sociopolitical and philosophical frameworks that guide her practice are admirable. She is a thoughtful, understanding, thorough, and dedicated practitioner, ready to listen, collaborate, and support.
Marlin Elijah Sandlin
Marlin Elijah Sandlin
Marriage & Family TherapistLMFT
One of the brightest stars in modern therapy. Rachel always brings passion, ingenuity, and open-mindedness into her work with clients.
Thomas J. Pier Therapy
Thomas J. Pier Therapy
Clinical Social Work/TherapistLCSWOSW-CCMF
Rachel is brilliant, open-minded & non-judgmental. Her keen understanding of post-modern ideas & her genuineness create a safe & generative therapeutic environment geared to moving toward living the life you want based on your values, not conformity.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Existential
  • Family / Marital
  • Feminist
  • Narrative
  • Relational
  • Sex Positive/kink-aware
  • Social Justice Informed
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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My therapeutic practice is informed by Post-structural Philosophy, as well as Feminist/Queer theory. Some of my biggest influences are Michel Foucault, Judith Butler Susan Sontag, and Derrida.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776
"
My therapeutic practice is informed by Post-structural Philosophy, as well as Feminist/Queer theory. Some of my biggest influences are Michel Foucault, Judith Butler Susan Sontag, and Derrida.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (805) 919-8776

Groups

Location

Primary Location

Los Angeles, CA 90004

(805) 919-8776

Additional Location

Los Angeles, CA 90068

(805) 919-8776
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Come as you are. Leave as who you were never allowed to be.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (805) 919-8776
"
Come as you are. Leave as who you were never allowed to be.
Photo of Rachel Feldman, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Rachel Feldman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (805) 919-8776