- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Messaging-only sessions
About Jennifer
Dr. Jennifer Gildner is a licensed psychologist in California and Washington with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. She also addresses eating and sleeping problems, career shifts, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and family-of-origin themes.
She practices primarily through asynchronous messaging and does not meet by video or voice. She checks messages on weekday evenings only and does not review messages on weekends. She is not able to complete forms or letters such as ESA requests or workers' compensation documentation.
Her approach is collaborative but direct. She helps people move from intention to action, focusing on strengths people already have. Clients are invited to say what they need from therapy and to explore how culture shapes their concerns. She aims to help clients notice thought patterns and try new behaviors that fit their goals.
Mindfulness is central to her work and is used to support changes in thinking and behavior. She also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, alongside client-centered and motivational methods. These methods inform short, practical steps for people working through guilt, shame, or other painful emotions.
If a messaging-only schedule and no form completion fits someone’s situation, she asks that they select the online therapy options and complete the matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online messaging sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and values-driven action. In practice she helps people name what matters and take small steps that align with those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and habits. In messaging work this looks like short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments you can try between messages.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which tools fit their goals and preferences. That decision is shaped by what the client wants to change, how they respond to exercises, and practical needs such as timing or message rhythm.
Because she uses asynchronous messaging only, sessions consist of written exchanges rather than live video or phone conversations. Confirm the messaging-only structure and weekday-evening message reviews before booking. Messaging can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow time to reflect before replying, and support short, manageable check-ins between larger steps.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Washington, California, Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, career changes, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and family of origin issues.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas alongside CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and move from intention toward action.
What is her clinical background?
She has 19 years of experience working as a psychologist and uses a strengths-based, collaborative but challenging style with individual clients.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a California Psychologist (CA Psychologist 24958) and a Washington Psychologist (WA Psychologist PY60892685) and is listed as practicing from Minnesota for this profile.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
She provides asynchronous messaging only and does not meet via video or voice. Confirm this messaging-only format before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session if the messaging format and policies fit your needs.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.