Gloria Cullinane, LMFT

Gloria Cullinane is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with 40 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and career challenges. Gloria aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so parents and busy adults can use it in daily life.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and attachment-based ideas to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build steadier relationships. Sessions also reflect a client-centered stance that lets each person set the pace and priorities. Gloria uses techniques from several approaches to match the needs of the individual rather than following one fixed method.

Her work often addresses practical problems like communication difficulties, caregiving stress, money worries, and work-related strain. She also supports people dealing with feelings of abandonment, shame, isolation, and life-purpose questions. Conversations in session are meant to identify small, achievable steps that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.

Gloria offers a calm, respectful environment where people can talk through painful memories and current pressures. She helps clients weigh options around separation, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust. The focus is on clear goals, learning new skills, and tracking progress over time.

Therapy sessions are offered in English and delivered online in several formats to fit different schedules. To begin, someone completes a short questionnaire so the match process can connect them with appropriate support.

How specific approaches translate to online care

Gloria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow. CBT sessions typically involve setting clear goals, practicing small behavioral experiments, and tracking progress between meetings to reduce anxiety and low mood.

She also draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness. This approach can help people understand trust issues, abandonment worries, and repeating relationship patterns so they can form steadier connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gloria will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest strategies to try together. The plan is collaborative and can change as goals evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, processing between sessions, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care and to use therapy tools between appointments.