- Attachment focus
- Psychodynamic work
- Guilt and shame
About Jill
Jill Tan-Gatue is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Jill also addresses compassion fatigue and concerns related to guilt and shame.
Her approach draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas. In sessions she listens for patterns in relationships and early influences that keep painful feelings alive. She helps people name what they feel and look at how those patterns show up now.
Jill focuses on practical conversation and steady reflection rather than quick fixes. She pays attention to how past family of origin issues, codependency, or attachment wounds shape present behavior. This can help people understand recurrent conflicts, isolation, or difficulty forgiving themselves.
She also works on workplace issues, life purpose questions, and the emotions that come with midlife shifts. For those feeling emptiness or loneliness, Jill offers sustained talk work to clarify values and next steps.
Sessions are organized around the client’s concerns and pace. Jill adapts the dialogue and treatment plan to fit what a person needs at the moment. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first appointment.
How attachment and psychodynamic work translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence how someone relates today. Online sessions can use conversation to identify those patterns, notice triggers, and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on recurring feelings and unconscious themes that show up in relationships and mood. In a remote session this often means tracking repeated reactions and linking them back to past experiences so they become clearer and more manageable.Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Jill will collaborate with the client to choose which ideas to focus on based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision is revisited as therapy proceeds so the plan can change if something isn’t helping.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone focus on verbal reflection without being on camera if that is preferable. Licensed professionals, including therapists using the described approaches, can adapt session length and rhythm to suit practical concerns while keeping the work focused on attachment patterns and recurring emotional themes.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
Her work uses attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at relationship patterns and early influences. Sessions emphasize talking through current patterns and understanding how past experiences shape present feelings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of professional work experience in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.