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Ashwini Gupta, LMFT

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Intimacy-related issues
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, and Tamil
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About Ashwini

Ashwini Gupta is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, grief, depression, and other life challenges.

Background and approach

She combines evidence-based methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based approaches with a client-centered stance to support practical coping and deeper self-understanding. Her work often addresses career transitions, parenting and family problems, communication and commitment issues, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Additional focus areas include ADHD, bipolar concerns, body image and self-esteem, codependency, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood issues, and forgiveness. Ashwini brings a warm, grounded presence that helps clients explore patterns, clarify values, and develop actionable strategies for change.

Licensed as an LMFT in Nevada (NV LMFT 5158-R) and Vermont (VT LMFT 100.0134495), she practices from California and offers services in English, Hindi, and Tamil. With international clients accepted and multiple online session formats available, Ashwini supports people seeking both symptom relief and longer-term growth through a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

Integrative Approaches for Online Healing and Growth

Internal Family Systems helps clients understand the different parts inside them and how those parts relate to one another, offering a path to unburden painful patterns and improve self-leadership. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on increasing psychological flexibility by helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then take values-guided action toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns shape present-day connections and communication, supporting work on intimacy, trust, and relational repair.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively to determine which combination of methods fits a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions typically begin with an exploration of concerns and priorities so strategies can be adapted over time to what proves most helpful.

Online therapy with Ashwini is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling more flexible for busy lives and for clients in other regions. These options allow for continuity of care, easier access to multilingual support in English, Hindi, and Tamil, and the opportunity to apply therapeutic tools between sessions with ongoing communication when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Ashwini works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, addiction, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and family or parenting problems.
What therapeutic styles are used in sessions?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered techniques to help clients build coping skills and increase psychological flexibility.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashwini has 20 years of experience working with people through life transitions, trauma, relationship challenges, and mental health concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She practices from California and holds LMFT licensure in Nevada (NV LMFT 5158-R) and Vermont (VT LMFT 100.0134495).
Which languages are available for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Tamil, and she is open to working with international clients.
What session formats are offered for remote work?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Nevada

Languages

English, Hindi, Tamil