Poonam Thadani, LMFT

Poonam Thadani is a California licensed therapist with four years of professional experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. As an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she brings training in relational dynamics and practical therapeutic tools to help clients build greater confidence and emotional balance.

Poonam uses an integrative, client-focused approach that is tailored to each person she works with. Her practice blends evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused techniques with attachment-informed and short-term strategies, along with psychodynamic and solution-focused elements when appropriate. This flexibility allows her to address concerns ranging from caregiver stress and chronic illness to communication problems, codependency, and issues stemming from family of origin.

She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored and new coping strategies can be practiced. Poonam frames therapy as a collaborative process and offers support to help clients take meaningful steps toward a more fulfilling and resilient life. Sessions are available in English and Hindi and are provided from her California practice.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps explore how early relationships shape current patterns of relating to others. It focuses on understanding connection and trust in relationships and can be useful for clients working through attachment issues, codependency, or caregiver stress.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the individual's experience and fosters a nonjudgmental, empathetic environment where people can discover their own solutions. This approach supports self esteem building, motivation, and navigating life changes by centering the client's values and goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It offers practical tools to manage anxiety, depression, and stress by identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Poonam works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in this collaborative work. Whether through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, these options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and health needs, and to maintain continuity of care during life transitions.