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Jennifer Gilman, LMFT

  • Experience32 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Jennifer

Jennifer Gilman is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who brings more than three decades of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on a broad spectrum of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

Jennifer aims to help clients build clarity, emotional resilience, and practical strategies for everyday challenges. Her practice emphasizes an affirming, respectful atmosphere where clients can explore identity, communication patterns, and coping skills.

Jennifer combines a client-centered stance with evidence-informed techniques to support progress in areas like self-esteem, career concerns, sleep and eating issues, and compassion fatigue. She tailors sessions to each person’s situation, drawing on her long experience to adapt interventions that make sense for the client’s goals and context.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care



Jennifer typically draws on client-centered practices that prioritize the person’s goals and lived experience, helping individuals clarify values, strengthen communication, and build emotional coping skills. She also uses solution-focused and behavioral techniques to identify concrete steps clients can try between sessions to reduce symptoms like anxiety, improve sleep, or manage urges related to addictions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each client to explore which techniques fit their needs, adjusting methods over time based on progress and preferences so care feels tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for people who prefer different communication styles. These options can make it easier to maintain consistent work on goals despite busy schedules or geographic constraints, and they allow licensed professionals to offer ongoing support in ways that suit each client’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Jennifer works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Her practice also covers areas such as caregiver stress, body image, and communication problems.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using evidence-based techniques to help clients develop self-understanding, communication skills, and emotional resilience. Sessions focus on practical strategies that fit each person’s goals.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 32 years of professional experience to her practice, applying that background to a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
Jennifer holds the LMFT credential and is licensed in California under CA LMFT 36387. She practices in California and lists that as her location.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Her practice is conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on those factors.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

32+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Jennifer can help with

Jennifer Gilman works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, parenting issues, depression, and coping with life changes.

Jennifer works with depression, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship dynamics.

Experience and training

Jennifer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 32 years of clinical experience.