Ashwini Gupta, LMFT
California · 20 years in practice
Ashwini Gupta is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with two decades of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 41690 · expires July 2026
- LMFT, Utah
- 14243386-3902 · expires September 2026
- LMFT, Vermont
- 100.0134495 · expires November 2026
- LMFT, Virginia
- 0717002532 · expires June 2026
- LMFT, Nevada
- 5158-R · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1740305986 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil
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 Ashwini
Ashwini Gupta is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with two decades of clinical experience. She blends talk therapy and reflective practices to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and major life changes. She works in English, Hindi, and Tamil and practices from California.
She uses Existential Therapy to help people name what matters most and to face questions about meaning, purpose, and identity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is part of her work, helping people notice difficult thoughts and still act in line with their values.
Background and approach
She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to improve communication and repair relational patterns. Clients often come for a mix of issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, or career transitions. Ashwini also supports people dealing with body image, abandonment, codependency, commitment concerns, and caregiver stress.
She lists experience with bipolar and ADHD among her focus areas as well. Her style is described through practical methods: noticing thoughts, clarifying values, practicing new behaviors, and improving how people relate to others. She aims to create an accepting, warm space where people can speak honestly and try small changes that matter.
Sessions may include mindfulness exercises and grounded conversation tailored to each person’s goals. With work spanning twenty years, Ashwini combines clinical tools with an interest in spiritual frameworks and intuitive practices that influence her therapeutic presence. People who want therapeutic exploration that includes meaning-making and practical steps may find this approach useful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashwini lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashwini names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Existential Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and face questions of meaning, choice, and identity. It is useful when life changes, emptiness, or questions about purpose are central concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while still taking values-guided action; it can help with anxiety, depression, and behavioral patterns that hold people back. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current communication and trust, offering ways to improve connection and reduce reactive responses.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Sessions often mix approaches over time, with concrete exercises, values work, and relational reflection chosen together so clients feel involved in the plan.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions are useful for longer conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text messages work well for brief check-ins, tracking practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ashwini commonly address?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy issues. Other areas include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, career changes, and body image or self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Existential Therapy with ACT and attachment-informed work. The focus is on clarifying values, noticing thoughts, and improving how people relate to themselves and others.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has over 20 years of experience working with people through life transitions and mental health concerns. That experience informs a blend of practical therapy and meaning-focused conversations.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is based in California and holds the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, listed as LMFT with NV and VT LMFT designations noted.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Tamil. International clients are also accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to check in, practice skills, or have longer conversations.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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