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LMFT

Jeni Wahlig, LMFT

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationWashington
  • Focus areasLGBT, Relationship, and Coping with life changes
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Jeni

Jeni Wahlig is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Washington who draws on 13 years of clinical experience to support people navigating relationship and life transitions.

Background and approach

They often integrate Internal Family Systems alongside attachment-informed and client-centered approaches to help clients explore internal parts, improve connections, and clarify personal values. Jeni works with a range of concerns including LGBT issues, stress and anxiety, parenting and family conflict, intimacy-related challenges, and coping with life changes.

Sessions focus on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be named and examined. Jeni brings practical tools from cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused therapies when helpful, while honoring each person's unique pace and priorities.

Common additional areas of attention include blended family dynamics, communication problems, codependency and commitment questions, infidelity, gender dysphoria, and questions around sexuality or non-monogamous relationships. Jeni aims to partner with clients to strengthen self-understanding and improve relational patterns, helping people move toward more satisfying and intentional lives.

Integrating relational and internal work through online therapy

Jeni commonly uses Internal Family Systems to help clients notice and relate to different internal parts, reducing internal conflict and building self-led clarity; this approach is often useful for exploring complicated feelings about identity, relationships, and personal priorities. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to examine how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help address intimacy issues, relationship distress, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy provides a supportive, nonjudgmental framework that centers the client's experience and preferences while other techniques are brought in as needed.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Jeni works collaboratively with each person to determine what methods best match their needs, goals, and pace. Therapeutic direction is revisited as progress unfolds so therapy remains responsive to changing priorities.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or other commitments, and they allow clients to engage in relational and internal work from locations that suit them best.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Jeni supports people with relationship matters, LGBT-related issues, family conflict, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and questions around sexuality and gender.
What is the therapist's general approach to therapy?
The practice blends Internal Family Systems with attachment-based and client-centered perspectives, using emotion-focused and cognitive behavioral techniques when helpful to address patterns and practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Jeni has 13 years of professional experience working with relationship and family concerns as well as individual challenges such as anxiety and life transitions.
What credentials and location should I know about?
They are a licensed marriage and family therapist in Washington with the credential listed as WA LMFT LF 60633246.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Therapy is offered in English, and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are session costs handled?
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 with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationGender dysphoriaInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English