About Gloria
Gloria Cullinane is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 40 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, and depression. Gloria also addresses guilt and shame alongside issues such as attachment, communication problems, and life purpose.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings. Sessions use client-centered methods to center what each person brings and to build on their own strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used when thinking patterns and behavior changes can help reduce distress.
Gloria integrates emotion-focused tools to help people name and sit with strong feelings. She also brings techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for skills around emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. These methods are presented plainly and with practical steps a person can try between meetings.
Her work often focuses on real life pressures - caregiver stress, money worries, career shifts, and midlife questions. She helps people talk through forgiveness, control issues, body image concerns, and feelings of abandonment without using clinical jargon.
Gloria’s approach emphasizes straightforward conversation, gentle questioning, and skill practice. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to begin clarifying goals and next steps.
How Gloria's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early bonds affect current feelings and relationship patterns; online sessions use this lens to trace where guilt and shame began and how they show up now. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and experience, with the therapist following the client's lead to clarify goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep someone stuck and offers practical exercises for changing them.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Gloria will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative decision rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in when needed, or avoid travel time. It also allows practice of skills between meetings and keeps the focus on symptoms, relationships, and everyday problems without adding extra steps to get care.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, attachment issues, and communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses attachment-informed and client-centered work to explore where guilt and shame come from and CBT and DBT techniques to change unhelpful patterns. The focus is on practical steps and understanding emotional triggers.
What is her professional background?
She has 40 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. That experience includes work with long-term emotional and relationship issues.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in California and holds the LMFT credential. Sessions are offered under that California credential.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription terms.
How do I get started with her practice?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.