Poonam Thadani, LMFT

Poonam Thadani is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and depression. She supports people facing life transitions and those trying to regain motivation and confidence. She speaks English and Hindi and works in a straightforward, compassionate way.

Her approach is collaborative and tailored to each person. Sessions focus on creating an open, nonjudgmental space to talk through feelings and practical concerns. She aims to help clients build skills they can use between sessions and to name what matters most to them.

Poonam draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit the needs of each client. She commonly uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how early patterns shape current relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when relationships and emotional connections are central to the concern.

In practice she blends longer-term thinking with short-term, goal-focused work. That may mean exploring family of origin influences one week and practicing communication strategies the next. She also addresses issues like caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, infidelity, and life purpose concerns.

Poonam has four years of professional experience as an LMFT in California. She encourages people to take small steps toward change and offers steady support through that process.