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Tina Gilbertson LPC

About

Tina Gilbertson is a psychotherapist who specializes in supporting parents of estranged adult children, and is the founder of the Reconnection Club, the essential online resource for parents of estranged adult children.

She is the author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings By Letting Yourself Have Them and Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child.

Her weekly podcast is called The Reconnection Club Podcast.

As an expert on relationships and communication, she's been featured in dozens of media outlets including Forbes,The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and Fast Company.

Tina holds a master's degree in counseling psychology, is licensed as an LPC in Colorado and Oregon, and is also a Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider, offering online therapy to clients in both states. Though her office is currently in Denver, she offers training and consulting all over the world.

Books by Tina Gilbertson LPC
Recent Posts
Venting Isn’t Therapy
Venting can feel good, but the relief rarely lasts. What a therapist does in response to your emotions makes all the difference when it comes to healing.
Insight Is Not Enough
You’ve been to therapy. You understand your feelings and behavior. Does that mean you’re done?
Why Are Some People Such Jerks?
You might think there are as many reasons for bad behavior as there are personalities on the planet. But the root causes of most antisocial behavior may be few.
Are You Living in the Past?

Standing up for yourself is necessary sometimes. But if you had hurtful experiences in childhood, you may be mistaking today for yesterday.

Standing up for yourself is necessary sometimes. But if you had hurtful experiences in childhood, you may be mistaking today for yesterday.

How to Teach Someone a Lesson

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to teach someone a lesson, and have them actually learn it? Here’s why they'll never see the error of their ways.

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to teach someone a lesson, and have them actually learn it? Here’s why they'll never see the error of their ways.

When One Person Isn't Ready for the Next Step

When only one party is ready to take the next step in a relationship, it can be painful for both. But it doesn't have to be the end.

When only one party is ready to take the next step in a relationship, it can be painful for both. But it doesn't have to be the end.

How to Get Over Social Embarrassment

The party may be over, but the shame is just beginning. If you’re obsessing about an incident, take yourself through these three steps.

The party may be over, but the shame is just beginning. If you’re obsessing about an incident, take yourself through these three steps.

Loving Someone Doesn't Have to Mean Staying in a Bad Relationship

If you’re staying in a painful, dysfunctional, or abusive relationship out of love for your partner, you deserve to know what real love feels like.

If you’re staying in a painful, dysfunctional, or abusive relationship out of love for your partner, you deserve to know what real love feels like.

Stop Bringing Your Partner Down

Negativity has an impact on relationships, so consider the effect your mood might be having.

Negativity has an impact on relationships, so consider the effect your mood might be having.