Gillian Van Dien, LPC

Wisconsin · 17 years in practice

Gillian Van Dien is a licensed professional counselor with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.

License and registration

LPC, Wisconsin: 4237-125 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1487278404 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Gillian

Gillian Van Dien is a licensed professional counselor with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She works with adults who are trying to find more balance after big life changes or who want help with self-esteem, eating concerns, parenting stress, or career decisions.

Gillian aims to create a calm, direct space where people can talk about what matters most to them.

Background and approach

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand their feelings and how those feelings shape close connections. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to offer practical skills for managing painful thoughts and emotions. Client-centered principles guide her interactions so people feel heard and respected.

Gillian focuses on breaking unhelpful patterns and building clearer communication. Sessions often include noticing emotional reactions, practicing new ways of relating, and setting small, doable goals between meetings. She also helps people cope with chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image and eating concerns, and the aftermath of trauma or abuse.

Her background includes work with people facing abandonment, blended family stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She blends practical tools with attention to feelings so people can regain a sense of purpose. Gillian holds the LPC credential in Wisconsin and provides care in English.

People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gillian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Gillian names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for emotion and action online

Gillian commonly combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name strong feelings and see how those feelings shape close relationships and personal choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values.

She treats the choice of approach as a joint decision. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, test an approach for a few sessions, and adjust methods as needed so treatment fits the person's life and priorities.

Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make ongoing work easier to fit into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between appointments. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Gillian help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting stress, career changes, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and direct, combining emotional exploration with practical skills. She aims to help people notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

Gillian has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds an LPC credential and practices in Wisconsin.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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