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Dr. Jennifer Gildner

Compassionate, challenging, and mindfulness-rooted care

CA Psychologist 24958, WA Psychologist PY60892685 Minnesota

Experience
19 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Gildner brings 19 years of clinical experience to her practice and is licensed as CA Psychologist 24958 and WA Psychologist PY60892685.

Background and approach

She offers a collaborative, strengths-based style that encourages clients to turn intention into action while attending to the ways culture and personal history shape presenting concerns. Her work emphasizes mindful awareness as clients learn new thoughts and behaviors aimed at improving daily life and functioning.

Jennifer uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered methods, and she blends challenge with support to help people discover answers that already exist within them. She delivers services through asynchronous messaging only and checks messages on weekday evenings, not on weekends.

She does not meet via video or voice and is not able to complete forms or letters related to mental health therapy such as ESA requests or workman’s compensation documentation. If this structure and focus match a person’s needs, she welcomes inquiries to explore fit and next steps.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online messaging

Jennifer often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her work. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and developing practical skills to change behaviors and reduce distress, which can be conveyed through structured messaging and homework prompts. ACT emphasizes values-driven action and acceptance of difficult internal experiences, helping people build a life aligned with what matters to them even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; she will work together with each client to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That exploration can begin in messages, where clients describe concerns and the therapist suggests strategies and experiments to try between exchanges.

Online therapy via asynchronous messaging offers flexibility for people with varied schedules and commitments. Using message-based sessions allows clients to reflect before writing, receive thoughtful responses during weekday evenings, and engage in brief or more detailed exchanges without arranging a live appointment. These formats can make it easier to integrate therapeutic work into daily life while maintaining continuity of care.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends collaboration with gentle challenge and a strengths-based lens, incorporating mindfulness to support changes in thought and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has been practicing for 19 years, drawing on that experience to guide clients through a range of life stressors and transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is based in Minnesota and holds the following licenses: CA Psychologist 24958 and WA Psychologist PY60892685.
Does she work in other languages or take international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via asynchronous messaging, and she does not hold video or voice sessions; messages are checked on weekday evenings only.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Washington, California, Minnesota

Languages

English