- Emotion-focused work
- Attachment approaches
- Communication skills
About Jeni
Jeni Wahlig is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Washington with 13 years of professional experience. Jeni works with people facing relationship stresses, LGBTQ concerns, and parenting challenges. She also helps with anxiety, life changes, and intimacy-related issues.
Jeni focuses on opening up conversations about feelings and attachment. She uses approaches that look at how emotions, patterns, and communication shape everyday conflicts. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with attention to what each person notices and wants to change.
Her work includes attention to blended family issues, communication problems, and challenges tied to gender and sexuality. Jeni also addresses codependency, infidelity, and struggles with isolation or loneliness. She helps people think through decisions like separation or divorce and the emotional impacts that follow.
Jeni integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas with attachment-based and client-centered ways of working. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and principles from the Gottman method to support clearer communication and behavior change. These tools are used to identify patterns and try new ways of responding.
People who see Jeni can expect a direct, emotionally aware approach that names hard-to-spot patterns. She works collaboratively to set practical goals and track progress. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
How Jeni applies EFT and attachment work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions and interaction patterns keep problems going. In a few clear steps it helps name the feelings beneath reactivity and find new ways to respond. This approach is often used when attachment worries and hard-to-name emotions drive recurring conflict.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape expectations and safety in relationships. It helps people notice automatic responses and try different ways of connecting that feel more supportive. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the client's own goals, giving space for people to lead the work and decide what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose which methods to use based on concerns, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor sessions toward clearer communication and emotional shifts without assuming one fixed path.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by cutting travel time or allowing shorter check-ins that fit a break at work. It can also let people join from quieter surroundings when that makes it easier to talk. Licensed professionals typically adapt exercises and communication skills for remote sessions so the clinical work remains focused and practical.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship stresses, LGBT issues, parenting matters, anxiety, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment ideas, combined with client-centered listening and practical CBT techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with interpersonal and individual concerns.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LMFT licensed in Washington.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.