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Gunjani Patel-Oza

Compassionate, practical counseling for calm recovery

LPCC, LMHC California

Experience
17 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Sleeping
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Gunjani

Gunjani Patel-Oza is a licensed professional counselor with a calm, practical style. She uses approaches like the Gottman Method and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She works from compassion and respect and focuses on simple, usable steps people can try between sessions. She emphasizes building clear goals and a plan together.

Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and strengths. That can mean coaching skills for work, tools to sleep better, or strategies for coping with major life changes.

Gunjani draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches when relationship patterns or past wounds show up. She helps people notice how old attachment habits affect current choices and offers ways to repair connection and reduce reactivity.

Her background includes 17 years of clinical experience and licenses as an LPCC and LMHC in California and Florida. That experience informs practical techniques for panic, phobias, postpartum depression, and trauma-related concerns without relying on jargon.

She also supports people facing guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Therapy sessions mix listening, gentle challenge, and concrete exercises that can be practiced outside session time.

Gunjani encourages a collaborative approach. She aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and to give people clear next steps as they work toward feeling more steady and connected.

Online approaches that support relationships and behavior change

Gottman Method focuses on practical skills for communication and connection. It emphasizes small behavior changes, better listening, and habits that reduce conflict and build trust in close relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions because it targets avoidance and promotes meaningful action.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses to match what helps most.

Online therapy makes these methods easier to access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, short coaching moments, or people who prefer writing. These options add flexibility so therapy can fit a busy life and different communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, sleep problems, coping with life changes, coaching needs, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, and trauma-related symptoms.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends practical coaching with empathic listening. Sessions combine goal setting, skills practice, and space to talk through emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns from panic to postpartum depression and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and is licensed in California and Florida. Her profile lists California as the primary location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSleeping disordersCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Eating disordersCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Licensed in

California, Florida

Languages

English