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Tina Gilbertson Bio

Tina Gilbertson, MA, LPC is a psychotherapist specializing in estrangement between parents and adult children. She produces The Reconnection Club Podcast and has written two books: Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child: Practical Tips and Tools to Heal Your Relationship (Amazon link) and Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings By Letting Yourself Have Them (Amazon link).

Tina is the founder and host of The Reconnection Club, an online school for parents seeking to repair relationships with their estranged adult children. Tina has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.

Tina earned her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 2007. She’s licensed in Colorado as an LPC.

Books by Tina Gilbertson

Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child

Tina Gilbertson in the News

Below is a partial list of articles in which I’ve been featured.

I haven’t seen my kids in 17 years. Should I give up? (Washington Post)
Man Defended for Rejecting Estranged Father’s Kids (Newsweek)
Go Ahead and Complain. It Might Be Good For You. (New York Times)
Estrangement in the family can be hard during holidays (Chicago Tribune)
This Thanksgiving, Families Think of Ways to Mend Fences (The Globe and Mail)
How to Deal with Emotionally Difficult Situations at Work (Fast Company)
Can Complaining Be Good for Your Mental Health? (Forbes)
How to deal with chronically negative people (Washington Post)
10 Self-Help Books That Teach Emotional Intelligence Without Buzzwords (Times Now)
30 Things That Had People Disowning Their Parents (Bored Panda)
Two Simple Things to Help You Get Motivated (Washington Post)
Festivus Is For Everyone This Year (CNN.com)
No Happy Holiday When the Family Is Facing Conflict (The Star)
How to Fend Off the “Sunday Scaries” (Dallas Morning News)
6 Important Questions to Ask Before You Have Kids (Glamour)
How to Deal with Estrangement (Real Simple)
45 Simple Ways to Be a Great Parent (Redbook)
11 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Overcome Disappointment (Woman’s Day)
When your adult child cuts you out of their life (SBS Australia)
5 Steps to Repair a Family Relationship (Silver Sneakers)
You Are Love Worthy: Overcoming Personal Obstacles (Tacoma Ledger)
Why It’s Okay to Do the Bare Minimum During Lockdown (Stylist)
Maintaining a Relationship with Grandkids Amid Estrangement (NextAvenue)
14 Toxic Thoughts to Let Go If You Want to Be Happier (HuffPost)
How NOT to Become Violent with Family During Holidays (Vice)
6 Ways to Cope When You Can’t Stand a Family Member’s S.O. (Brit+Co)
The Best Way to Handle a Family Estrangement (Medium)
Friends Don’t Understand Estrangement from Daughter (Mamamia.com)
What to Do if Your Child Has Rejected You (Considerable.com)
Navigating the Mother-Daughter Relationship (Verily)
6 Ways Your Body Language is Hurting Your Career (Monster.com)
3 Reasons Why Cincinnatians Complain (Cincinnati Business Courier)
Silent Treatment: Why it can ruin a relationship (Chicago Tribune)
9 Habits You Should Steal from Your Toddler (Parents.com)
Wallowing is the Way to Get Over Everything (Mel Magazine)
9 Tiny Tweaks to Improve Communication with Your Partner (StyleCaster)
7 Signs You’re Being Passive-Aggressive (Washington Post)
Mindset Over Matter Trumps All (NZ Herald)
Struggling With a Family Thanksgiving? (Headspace.com)
11 Habits Cause You to Be Misunderstood (Bustle.com)
5 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People (Yahoo! Health)
6 Tips for Raising Positive Thinkers (P&G Everyday)
Elizabeth Vargas’ Alcohol Confession … (Aleteia.org)
How to Cope with a Bad Diagnosis (Tallahasee Democrat)
11 Personality Traits that Make Relationships Hard (Bustle.com)
5 Things You Should Never Say to Your Kids (P&G Everyday)
7 Signs It’s Time to Dump Your Therapist (SheKnows.com)
A Technique for Feeling Painful Feelings (PsychCentral.com)
11 Surprisingly Common Bad Arguing Habits (Bustle.com)
Quieting the Inner Critic (Counseling Today)

Radio & Podcast Interviews

(Partial list)

Tina Gilbertson interview on AM Northwest — Click the picture to watch Tina’s AM Northwest interview on estrangement.