- Compassionate listening
- Practical coping tools
- Relationship focus
About Gillian
Gillian Van Dien, LPC offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and grief. She helps clients who are wrestling with trauma, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting stress, anger, and life changes. Her work also addresses compassion fatigue and a range of attachment and control issues.
She uses an empathetic, straightforward style in sessions. Conversations focus on noticing patterns, naming painful feelings, and trying small changes that make daily life easier. Gillian helps people practice new ways of communicating and coping so they can feel more like themselves again.
Over 17 years she has worked with adults and teenagers on challenges like midlife transitions, social anxiety, workplace stress, and cultural pressures. She helps people untangle difficult relationships and rebuild a sense of purpose after loss or separation. Her background supports work with blended family concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image struggles.
Gillian draws on a mix of practical approaches including cognitive behavioral steps, attachment-focused listening, emotionally focused exercises, acceptance and commitment ideas, and a client-centered stance that follows the person’s pace. Sessions aim to strengthen resilience, reduce unhelpful patterns, and increase self-compassion.
She practices in Wisconsin and offers services in English. Before starting, clients choose a matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
She uses an empathetic, straightforward style in sessions. Conversations focus on noticing patterns, naming painful feelings, and trying small changes that make daily life easier. Gillian helps people practice new ways of communicating and coping so they can feel more like themselves again.
Over 17 years she has worked with adults and teenagers on challenges like midlife transitions, social anxiety, workplace stress, and cultural pressures. She helps people untangle difficult relationships and rebuild a sense of purpose after loss or separation. Her background supports work with blended family concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image struggles.
Gillian draws on a mix of practical approaches including cognitive behavioral steps, attachment-focused listening, emotionally focused exercises, acceptance and commitment ideas, and a client-centered stance that follows the person’s pace. Sessions aim to strengthen resilience, reduce unhelpful patterns, and increase self-compassion.
She practices in Wisconsin and offers services in English. Before starting, clients choose a matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to take actions that match what matters most. It suits worries about control, chronic stress, and major life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness with others; it can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment worries, and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
If online sessions are an option with this therapist, they can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow check-ins during a lunch break, or reduce travel time. Online work can also let people use shorter sessions for quick strategy work or longer sessions for deeper processing depending on need. Confirm current session options and formats before booking to know what is offered and to arrange times that fit everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Gillian commonly help with?
Gillian supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, grief, and intimacy-related issues, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, trying small changes, and building self-compassion.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults and teenagers on issues like midlife changes, workplace stress, and social anxiety.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist’s availability.