- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Gillian
Gillian Van Dien is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. She approaches therapy with a calm, straightforward manner and aims to make sessions practical and useful for daily life. Her style centers on listening first and then working together to set clear, achievable goals.
Gillian uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to help people change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She often combines cognitive behavioral strategies with approaches that look at attachment and emotions. That can mean learning new ways to handle upsetting thoughts, practicing communication skills, or developing routines to reduce overwhelm. She has 17 years of experience working with adults and young adults through life transitions and painful events.
Many clients bring worries about career stress, grief, body image, or parenting strains; she helps them clarify values and make steady changes. Gillian emphasizes building self-compassion and practical coping skills rather than focusing only on symptoms. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.
Conversations may include skill practice, role-play for difficult talks, and steps to manage intense feelings between sessions. Parents who are juggling caregiving, work, and emotional pressure can expect concrete strategies to try at home. Gillian aims for a respectful, down-to-earth tone in therapy.
She helps people reconnect with purpose, set boundaries, and handle everyday stressors with more ease. The work is gradual and focused on real-life changes.
What Gillian works with
Everything Gillian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gillian helps people with.
- 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 and how they work online
Gillian often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, choose actions that match their values, and build a meaningful life even when feelings are hard. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and shows ways to strengthen emotional bonding and communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Gillian collaborates with each person to find what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She may try a few methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and manageable in everyday life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a less visual check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support short check-ins, homework discussion, or coaching-style guidance between sessions. These options help people fit sessions into busy schedules, handle sudden stressors, and maintain momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Gillian
What kinds of concerns does Gillian address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and body-image issues, anger, career stress, and caregiving strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps set clear goals and practical steps to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Gillian has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults and young adults through life transitions, trauma recovery, and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Wisconsin.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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