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Gloria Cullinane, LMFT

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Gloria

Gloria Cullinane is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with four decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.

Background and approach

She draws on an integrative approach that blends Internal Family Systems with attachment-aware and client-centered methods to support emotional healing, stronger interpersonal patterns, and clearer life purpose. Her long practice offers depth in responding to career transitions, midlife concerns, and complex mood or relational issues.

Cullinane creates a compassionate, practical setting where clients can explore patterns such as abandonment fears, attachment wounds, control issues, communication struggles, and shame. She also addresses caregiver stress, body image, financial anxiety, impulsivity, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce.

With experience in both short-term symptom-focused work and longer-term process-oriented therapy, she adapts strategies to individual needs and goals while using evidence-informed tools when helpful.

Integrative Approaches and Online Therapy Options



Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach that helps people map and dialogue with different parts of themselves to reduce internal conflict and soothe protective patterns; it is often used for healing from trauma, shame, and persistent emotional struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding and reshaping relational patterns formed in early relationships, which can improve communication, security, and trust in current connections. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration to promote self-directed growth and resilience.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process, and the therapist will work with each person to determine whether IFS, attachment work, client-centered strategies, or a combination best matches their goals and preferences. Treatment plans are shaped by presenting concerns, comfort with different methods, and the pace the client prefers, so adjustments are made as understanding deepens.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or long-distance routines. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support, apply therapeutic tools between sessions, and maintain continuity of care while adapting to each client's logistical needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Gloria focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career challenges, and depression, and also works with related issues like abandonment, attachment, and guilt or shame.
Which therapeutic styles inform sessions?
Her work integrates Internal Family Systems alongside attachment-based, client-centered, CBT, and DBT-informed techniques to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience guides her work?
She brings 40 years of professional experience to her practice, offering a seasoned perspective on both acute and ongoing emotional concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with the credential CA LMFT 21306.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is pricing structured for therapy sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English