Gillian Van Dien, LPC
Therapist in Wisconsin
Gillian Van Dien, LPC, offers focused support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, grief, and trauma.
- Licensed inWisconsin
- License4237-125
- NPI 1487278404
- Experience17+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Gillian
Gillian Van Dien, LPC, offers focused support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, grief, and trauma. She aims to help clients who struggle with self-esteem, intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, or career changes. Her style is calm and direct, with an emphasis on practical steps and emotional clarity.
Gillian uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions combine listening with actionable strategies that can be practiced between meetings. Clients can expect a collaborative tone. Gillian invites questions and tries simple experiments in session to test what works.
She pays attention to communication habits, boundaries, and patterns of closeness and distance that keep people stuck. With 17 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor in Wisconsin, Gillian has worked with a range of adult concerns including midlife transitions and caregiving stress. She focuses on building resilience, repairing connection, and increasing self-compassion rather than quick fixes.
Her approach is practical and steady. Conversations are meant to feel manageable even when the topics are painful. Gillian helps people break down big problems into small, doable steps and tracks progress over time.
Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 4237-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1487278404 · national provider identifier
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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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and acceptance approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns of connection affect current relationships and closeness. In sessions this often means noticing how people reach for or pull away from others and practicing new ways to ask for support. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches noticing hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that align with what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Gillian will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they choose methods that make sense. She uses a mix of attachment-informed insight and practical ACT or CBT strategies so therapy fits the client's needs rather than forcing one model.
Online work is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and practicing communication skills. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when clients prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make consistent support more workable alongside busy lives.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Gillian help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues among other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining empathic listening with experiments and skill practice to change patterns and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
Gillian has 17 years of clinical experience working with a variety of adult concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is listed as LPC, which is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Wisconsin.
In which language are sessions offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Gillian offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing 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 based on the therapist's availability.
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