- Attachment focused
- Psychodynamic approach
- 21 years experience
About Jill
Jill Tan-Gatue is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She works with each person respectfully and with compassion. Jill aims to make the first steps into therapy as manageable as possible for someone who may be nervous or unsure.
She draws on 21 years of experience in California to tailor conversations and plans to individual needs. Jill pays attention to patterns that come from relationships and early family experiences. She helps people unpack feelings like shame, guilt, emptiness, and loneliness so they can make different choices day to day.
Her approach often looks at attachment and long-standing emotional patterns. That means she helps clients notice how past relationships shape current reactions and relationships. This can be useful for issues such as codependency, communication problems, and difficulty forming trust.
Jill also uses psychodynamic ideas to track recurring themes and defenses that get in the way of feeling confident. Over time she helps clients name those patterns so they lose some of their power and clients can test new ways of relating and coping.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and practical steps aligned with a client's values and life demands. Jill supports people working through career stress, workplace issues, forgiveness and questions about life purpose. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She draws on 21 years of experience in California to tailor conversations and plans to individual needs. Jill pays attention to patterns that come from relationships and early family experiences. She helps people unpack feelings like shame, guilt, emptiness, and loneliness so they can make different choices day to day.
Her approach often looks at attachment and long-standing emotional patterns. That means she helps clients notice how past relationships shape current reactions and relationships. This can be useful for issues such as codependency, communication problems, and difficulty forming trust.
Jill also uses psychodynamic ideas to track recurring themes and defenses that get in the way of feeling confident. Over time she helps clients name those patterns so they lose some of their power and clients can test new ways of relating and coping.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and practical steps aligned with a client's values and life demands. Jill supports people working through career stress, workplace issues, forgiveness and questions about life purpose. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes.