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Online therapist

Jeni Wahlig

Support for family and relationship change

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
13 years
Licensed in
Washington
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jeni

Jeni Wahlig is a licensed marriage and family therapist who centers therapy on connection and clear communication. She brings thirteen years of experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for people thinking about change.

Her approach starts with listening. Jeni creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be named without judgment. She focuses on relationship patterns, family dynamics, and the everyday stresses that make life harder to navigate.

Background and approach

Jeni draws from methods that help people understand how they relate to others and to themselves. She uses practical tools to shift unhelpful habits, strengthen bonds, and reduce anxiety around change. Conversations are direct but warm, aimed at small, usable steps.

She has particular experience with LGBTQ issues, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting, and family conflicts. Jeni also supports people coping with major life changes and common stress and anxiety. Her work includes attention to blended family challenges, communication problems, infidelity, and questions around sexuality and gender.

Clients can expect collaborative planning and plain-language feedback. Jeni helps set realistic goals and tests out new ways of communicating and relating. The focus is on what improves daily life and family relationships over time.

Ways therapy methods translate to online family and relationship work

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early bonds affect current relationships. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns and practice new ways of connecting with partners or family members in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes. In remote sessions clients often work on short, specific exercises and homework between appointments. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on emotions and needs in close relationships and helps partners or family members create more supported emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jeni treats this as a collaborative process and will help you try methods that match your goals and preferences. She listens to what matters most and adjusts strategies so they fit your family rhythms and practical needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice new skills in the context of daily life. Licensed professionals can guide communication exercises, goal setting, and small behavior changes while you stay in your own home environment.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jeni work on?
Jeni addresses relationship and family issues along with parenting challenges. She also helps with stress, anxiety, life changes, intimacy concerns, and many LGBTQ related topics.
How would you describe Jeni's therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and direct with a focus on connection. She listens first, then offers practical steps for better communication and emotional understanding.
What is Jeni's professional background?
Jeni has 13 years of professional work experience in therapy. That experience includes addressing family conflict, relationship problems, and coping with life transitions.
What are Jeni's credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with license WA LMFT LF 60633246. Her practice is based in Washington.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow flexible ways to connect based on preference.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English

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