About Gina
Gina Cardines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on seven years as a licensed therapist and more than two decades working in mental health to support people facing depression, trauma, addiction, and low self-esteem.
Gina writes plainly and listens closely so clients can speak without feeling judged. Gina uses a straightforward, flexible approach in sessions.
Background and approach
She often starts with cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. She pairs that with client-centered listening so people feel heard and can guide the focus of work. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are added when someone needs help finding motivation or setting short-term goals.
Narrative methods help people reframe painful experiences and regain a sense of agency when trauma or past hurts have shaped their story. Sessions aim for practical steps that feel doable between meetings. Gina has experience working with survivors of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and military service–related concerns, and she is familiar with complex trauma and co-occurring substance issues.
She supports people coping with grief, relationship struggles, parenting stress, and life transitions. She practices from Texas and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Gina communicates in English and does not see international clients.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's lead. The therapist offers empathic, nonjudgmental attention so people can speak openly and decide what to work on. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to sort out feelings.Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and building coping skills through practical exercises that can be tried between sessions. Motivational interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change and can be paired with other methods when addiction or ambivalence shows up.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will check in about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods over time. Clients help decide the pace and focus so work stays relevant to day-to-day life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is good for eye contact and interactive work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quicker problem-solving, or support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Florida
- Languages
- English
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