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Gina Marqua, LCSW

Practical care for anxiety and trauma recovery

10 years in practice · based in Tennessee · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Gina

Gina Marqua is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage anxiety, trauma, and addiction. She practices from Tennessee and brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Her approach centers on building safety and practical skills people can use right away.

Gina focuses on worries that often come with life changes. She helps people who are coping with panic, depression, mood swings, grief, or the stress of caregiving.

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Background and approach

She also supports people facing substance use challenges and those carrying the effects of past abuse. Her work combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral tools and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That means Gina pays attention to how relationships shape feelings while teaching ways to change unhelpful thoughts and manage intense emotions.

When trauma is present she may include EMDR-informed processing to reduce the power of painful memories. Clients can expect clear goals and practical homework between meetings. Gina uses short skill-building exercises and steady check-ins to track progress.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental while staying focused on what helps day to day. Gina holds LCSW credentials and has practiced across settings that include work with first responders and people with complex family concerns. She speaks English and runs sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Gina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. Attachment-based therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and coping, and helps people build more supported ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gina will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods as needed. Together they set clear goals, choose techniques that fit the issue, and check progress over time so treatment stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and guided processing. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a client prefers no video. Live chat and text sessions are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic plan.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Gina help with?
She helps with anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues such as abandonment and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, and EMDR-informed trauma processing to teach practical skills and reduce distress.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing complex trauma, first responder issues, substance use, and challenging family dynamics.
Where is she licensed and based?
Gina holds LCSW credentials in Tennessee and Indiana and is based in Tennessee for her practice.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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What this therapist works with

Experience
10 years
Licensed
Tennessee, Indiana
Languages
English

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