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Gillian Van Dien, LPC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Gillian

Gillian Van Dien is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and related concerns.

Background and approach

She emphasizes compassionate, person-centered care that honors individual histories while helping clients identify and shift patterns that cause distress. Her practice supports those coping with intimacy and eating issues, parenting and career transitions, anger, compassion fatigue, and the emotional fallout of life changes.

Gillian blends collaborative exploration with practical skills to help clients strengthen resilience and self-compassion. She draws on Internal Family Systems alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, client-centered techniques, and cognitive behavioral tools to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

Her intent is to help clients improve communication, reduce unhelpful thinking, and reconnect with purpose. Working from a respectful, nonjudgmental stance, she supports exploration of difficult emotions, healing from past wounds, and the development of healthier coping strategies.

Approaches that guide online healing and growth

Gillian integrates Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-Based work to support clients online. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different internal parts - for example protective or vulnerable parts - so they can reduce internal conflict and make more grounded choices. ACT focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and using mindfulness and committed action to move toward meaningful life goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns developed in early relationships and helps individuals build more supported ways of relating to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to identify which methods feel most helpful based on current concerns, personal goals, and preferences, and then adapts techniques over time as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy with Gillian is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and engage in ongoing work from home or elsewhere while still benefiting from licensed professional guidance.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting difficulties, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and other life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, blending exploration of internal experience with practical strategies to change patterns and build resilience.
What is her professional background and experience?
Gillian has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults and adolescents across a broad range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location details are available?
She holds the LPC credential with licence number WI LPC 4237-125 and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

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

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English