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Dr. Jennifer Gildner

Practical therapy that helps translate intent into action

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Credentials
CA Psychologist 24958, WA Psychologist PY60892685
Experience
19 years
Licensed in
Washington, California, Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Gildner is a licensed psychologist with nearly two decades of clinical experience. She practices from Minnesota and holds licenses in California (CA Psychologist 24958) and Washington (WA Psychologist PY60892685).

Her work centers on helping people move from intention to action through a practical, collaborative approach. Her style is direct but supportive. She works with clients using a strengths-based stance and asks clear questions that push toward change.

Mindfulness is a steady part of sessions and shows up as simple, moment-to-moment practices that help with managing thoughts and emotions.

Background and approach

Dr. Gildner draws on several evidence-based methods to match what people need. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered techniques.

These tools can help with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship strain, identity concerns, and coping with life transitions. She pays attention to background and culture during sessions and invites clients to say what they need from therapy. The work combines challenge and support, aiming to uncover the answers clients already hold while building new patterns of behavior.

Goals are practical and tied to daily life. Beyond core issues, her practice also addresses areas such as body image, attachment and family of origin matters, chronic illness and pain, eating and sleep concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is straightforward, focused on skill building, and intended for people ready to take active steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and practical change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while choosing behaviors that match chosen goals, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific skills to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternatives, often helping with stress, mood changes, and sleep or eating issues.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will revise the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy makes these methods more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions offer a simpler option, and live chat or text-based messaging supports ongoing check-ins and brief skills work. These formats can fit around busy schedules and make it easier to practice new skills in everyday life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, identity and LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and sometimes challenging. She uses a strengths-based stance and mindfulness to help people turn intentions into concrete actions.
What is her professional background?
Dr. Gildner has 19 years of clinical experience working as a psychologist and focuses on practical change and skill building with clients.
Which credentials and location apply to this practice?
She is licensed as CA Psychologist 24958 and WA Psychologist PY60892685 and practices from Minnesota.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Care is delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client and therapist preferences.
How does cost work for therapy here?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
19 years
Licensed
Washington, California, Minnesota
Languages
English

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