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Poonam Thadani, LMFT

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Hindi
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About Poonam

Poonam Thadani, LMFT, supports people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She also addresses concerns like attachment challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and issues around forgiveness, guilt, and isolation.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes practical tools and emotional understanding to help clients navigate midlife questions, separation and divorce, family-of-origin patterns, and finding renewed purpose. With four years of clinical experience licensed in California, she blends several therapeutic traditions to match what each person needs.

Sessions center on building an open, nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be explored safely while developing concrete coping strategies. Her integrative style draws on Internal Family Systems alongside attachment-based work, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally focused interventions to address both symptoms and underlying relational patterns.

Poonam works with English and Hindi speakers and offers flexible online formats. She frames therapy as a collaborative process, meeting clients where they are and supporting gradual change toward greater resilience and clarity.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to notice and relate to different inner parts with curiosity and compassion, helping clarify internal conflicts and reduce self-criticism. It can be useful for people who want to understand recurring patterns of feeling or behavior and cultivate a more balanced inner leadership.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present-day connection styles and emotional security. This work helps people improve trust, communication, and intimacy by exploring relational patterns and building new ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine what fits best based on their goals, history, and preferences. Sessions may blend IFS, attachment work, client-centered listening, and cognitive or emotionally focused techniques so the plan evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life changes. These options allow for timely check-ins, different communication styles, and consistent access to support from licensed professionals regardless of geographic constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem challenges, depression, and coping with life changes, along with related issues such as attachment problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and communication struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative and client-centered, combining empathic listening with skill-building methods so sessions balance emotional exploration and practical strategies tailored to each person.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with four years of professional experience providing psychotherapy in California.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 157374 and provides services from that state.
In which languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English and Hindi, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Hindi