Glenda Dillingham, LMFT

California · 30 years in practice

Glenda Dillingham is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, LGBT concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 36517 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1164457420 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Glenda

Glenda Dillingham is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, LGBT concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She brings 30 years of clinical experience and a calm, respectful approach to each session. Glenda focuses on practical steps and clear conversation so people feel understood and able to move forward.

She adapts the pace and methods to each person's needs. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.

Background and approach

Glenda listens for emotional patterns and helps clients notice what gets in the way of feeling connected, safe, or calm. Glenda uses a mix of approaches including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. These tools help people understand their feelings, change unhelpful thinking, and shift relationship patterns.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when regulation and coping tools are needed. Her practice includes extra focus areas such as first responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, infidelity, jealousy, multicultural issues, obsessive-compulsive patterns, paranoia, personality disorders, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.

She tailors conversations and exercises to each topic so clients can address whatever matters most to them. Glenda works with adults, couples, and adolescents. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel empowered to try new ways of relating, thinking, and coping.

The goal is steady progress in daily life and relationships.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Glenda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
First responder issues
Gender dysphoria
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Jealousy
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships

Approaches Glenda names

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Online support

Emotion-focused and attachment work online

Glenda commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift the emotional patterns that drive relationship and personal distress. EFT focuses on the here-and-now feelings between people and helps create different responses to those feelings so relationships feel safer and more connected.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to explore how early bonds shape current reactions. This approach looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people try new ways of reaching for support. Glenda pairs these approaches with client-centered care, meaning sessions are paced around what the client needs and prefers.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and what feels useful, then adjust techniques based on those preferences. That collaborative planning helps match methods to each person's situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for full sessions and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Glenda help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, LGBT concerns, and trauma and abuse. There are also focused areas like first responder issues, gender dysphoria, infidelity, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on noticing emotions, changing unhelpful thinking, and building coping skills to use between appointments.

How much experience does she have?

Glenda brings 30 years of professional experience to her work. That experience spans a range of concerns and clinical approaches.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California. Her practice is listed as California-based.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let people choose what fits their schedule and communication needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

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