- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Terese
Terese Ghilarducci is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and substance-related issues. Her background includes long work in schools and foster-care settings, so she understands how family and school pressures affect daily life.
She spent 17 years as a school counselor at an alternative education site, working with adolescents facing school phobia, academic obstacles, and behavioral challenges.
Background and approach
She also has experience as a social worker with foster children and foster families. Recently she began work at an elementary school, where she supports younger students with friendship, school anxiety, and making a smoother transition. Terese uses a client-centered style that keeps the person’s needs and goals at the center of sessions.
She also draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches, and often incorporates art and journaling. Sessions are practical and focused on small steps parents and caregivers can try at home. Her work commonly addresses blended family issues, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care topics, and caregiver stress.
She also helps people manage anger, codependency, communication problems, and shame-related issues. Parents who are worried about behavior, school struggles, or coping after loss often find concrete tools and immediate strategies. Terese offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats.
She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Terese works with
Everything Terese lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Terese helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Terese lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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 parents and families online
Terese commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s concerns, listens closely, and helps set goals the client cares about; it especially helps when parents need someone to hear their priorities and challenges. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on recognizing patterns of thought and behavior and practicing small changes that improve daily functioning, which is useful for anxiety, school-related worries, and mood shifts.Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Terese will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as life changes or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options help fit therapy into a busy family schedule and make it easier to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Terese
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting, trauma and abuse, and issues related to ADHD and bipolar disorder.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, often blended with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help people build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What kind of background and experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience, including 17 years as an alternative school counselor and prior work as a social worker with foster children and foster families.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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