Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Gillian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gillian
Gillian Van Dien is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 17 years of experience helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Her tone is direct and calm, and she works to create a space where people can speak honestly about what is hard.
She often starts by helping people notice patterns that cause repeated conflict or emotional pain. Then she helps them try small changes to thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
Those changes are meant to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and rebuild trust in oneself. Gillian blends several approaches into straightforward work. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take action.
She draws on cognitive behavior strategies to change unhelpful thinking and emotional responses. Attachment-focused and emotionally-focused ideas guide how she addresses relationships and closeness concerns. Sessions tend to be practical and collaborative.
Clients can expect clear goals, skills to practice between appointments, and regular check-ins on progress. The emphasis is on learning tools that can be used in everyday moments when strong feelings arise. She has particular interest in issues around grief, parenting strain, caregiving stress, body image, and eating concerns alongside anger and intimacy-related problems.
Gillian practices in Wisconsin as an LPC and offers work that aims to help people feel steadier and more able to manage life changes.
What Gillian works with
Everything Gillian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gillian's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gillian lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work and managing strong emotions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anger, stress, and decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying different behaviors to reduce intense emotions and improve daily functioning.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to early efforts. That collaboration guides which techniques are emphasized and how sessions are paced.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care fit into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper processing. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or skill practice between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapeutic work around work, caregiving, or other obligations while still using evidence-informed approaches.
Questions people ask about Gillian
What concerns does Gillian commonly help address?
She helps with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, eating and body image concerns, and caregiving stress among other topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on clear goals, skills practice, and regular check-ins to see what is and isn't working.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Gillian has 17 years of experience working with people on emotional and relational challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.