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Online therapist

Gianni Eguakun

Practical support for family and life changes

Credentials
LPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Gianni

Gianni Eguakun is an LPC who focuses on helping people navigate major life changes and strong emotions. She works with concerns around family and parenting, anger, and coping with life transitions. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps that make daily life easier.

She centers sessions on understanding each person’s history and current struggles. That means talking through how past attachments and family patterns affect today’s relationships.

Background and approach

Conversations often include ways to improve communication and manage intense feelings without judgment. Gianni uses evidence-based techniques to help clients build resilience and healthier routines. She guides people to notice unhelpful patterns and try small experiments to change them.

Over time, clients learn skills to reduce reactivity and feel more grounded in stressful moments. Her background includes working with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment problems, and family of origin issues. She also addresses divorce and separation, domestic violence impacts, immigration stress, and first responder issues.

Sessions aim to be practical and goal-focused while making space for processing painful emotions. Gianni encourages self-compassion and steady progress rather than quick fixes. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Gianni works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skill building and emotional processing. One common approach helps people identify patterns from past attachments and family history, then practice new ways of relating and communicating. This is useful for family-related stress, parenting concerns, and attachment issues. Another approach emphasizes behavioral skills for managing anger and overwhelming feelings, teaching simple steps to reduce impulsive reactions and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care through life changes without needing to rearrange other commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote settings so that practical skill building continues between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Gianni help with?
She focuses on family and parenting issues, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment, caregiver stress, codependency, and relationship communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based techniques to build skills and reduce reactivity. Sessions mix emotional processing with concrete steps to try between meetings.
What is her clinical experience?
She has three years of professional experience working with clients on transitions, trauma-related concerns, and interpersonal difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
Gianni holds an LPC credential and practices in Texas.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

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