- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Nevada
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Ashwini
Ashwini Gupta is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She blends practical therapy with an open, values-focused stance to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Her manner is warm and grounded, and she aims to help people regain balance and move toward clearer priorities.
She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, and then take actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit for spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and building new coping skills. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns, intimacy, and issues tied to abandonment or family of origin concerns. Ashwini has long experience supporting concerns around parenting, caregiving stress, communication problems, codependency, and relationship challenges.
She also works with people facing career transitions, addiction-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Her background makes her comfortable addressing both mood concerns like bipolar and depression and identity-related topics such as LGBT concerns and body image. She offers services in English, Hindi, and Tamil, and is open to working with international clients.
Sessions can include a focus on values, behavioral experiments, and practical strategies parents can use day to day to reduce reactivity and improve connection. Clients who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to Ashwini's availability. Fees vary by location and are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Ashwini works with
Everything Ashwini lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ashwini helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashwini lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that match their values. Online ACT work often includes practical exercises, values clarification, and step-by-step behavior changes that can be practiced between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current intimacy and communication; online sessions focus on identifying those patterns and learning new ways to relate that reduce reactivity and build safety in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether ACT, attachment-focused work, or a combination makes the most sense for their goals, life stage, and needs. This shared process helps tailor session activities and homework so they fit daily life and parenting demands when relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, brief coaching moments, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Ashwini
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, career transitions, addictions, and identity-related topics such as LGBT concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and grounded. She combines values-focused work and practical skill building to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with people facing life transitions, mood concerns, relationship problems, and caregiving stress.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Nevada and Vermont, and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Tamil, and she is available to work with international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with your location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to 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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