- Attachment-based work
- Psychodynamic approach
- Workplace and women's issues
About Jill
Jill Tan-Gatue is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 21 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck, anxious, or uncertain about what comes next. Jill often supports people coping with stress, low mood, self-esteem concerns, and major life changes.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work and psychodynamic ideas. In sessions she listens for patterns that repeat in relationships and in how clients relate to themselves. She helps people name those patterns and notice how old habits show up in current choices and feelings.
Jill pays attention to issues that commonly connect to feeling directionless, such as emptiness, codependency, and family of origin concerns. She also addresses workplace strain, compassion fatigue, and struggles with guilt, shame, or forgiveness. Conversations move between current problems and the earlier experiences that shaped them.
Practical concerns are part of the work. Jill helps clients talk through communication problems, set boundaries, and consider options when facing a midlife shift or a search for life purpose. Sessions generally aim to make difficult emotions more understandable and easier to manage so clients can make clearer decisions.
She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and offers observations about patterns and history. That mix of present-focused problem solving and attention to underlying themes guides the work forward.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and expectations. Online sessions using this lens look for recurring interpersonal dynamics and help clients practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to emotions, recurring themes, and the influence of past experiences. In online sessions this can mean talking about patterns that repeat in work, friendships, and intimate relationships to better understand present choices. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jill will discuss your goals and preferences and collaborate on which techniques to emphasize. Together you will check in on what is working and adjust the focus as needed. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work, caregiving, or appointments. Others prefer a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth is limited or a video session when visual cues help the conversation. These practical choices can make it simpler to keep regular appointments and to bring issues from daily life directly into sessions.Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Other areas include compassion fatigue, workplace issues, and women's issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She combines attachment-based techniques with psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating patterns. Sessions look at current problems and the earlier experiences that shape them.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jill has 21 years of professional experience working with adults on mood and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (CA LMFT) and practices in California.
Does she run sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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