About Gina
Gina Ninci-Harris is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 13 years of experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, low self-esteem, and career or parenting concerns. Gina uses straightforward, respectful conversation to understand each person's situation.
She adapts sessions to what the person needs and prefers. She emphasizes compassion and practical steps that can fit into everyday life. Her background spans public, personal, and nonprofit settings.
Background and approach
That variety informs how she approaches problems like grief, mood changes, and substance use challenges. Gina draws on methods that are evidence based and geared toward measurable progress. She also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended household challenges, and family of origin problems.
Communication difficulties, codependency, and forgiveness work are part of her scope too. In sessions she aims to make goals clear and achievable. Conversations are focused and practical, with attention to emotions, behavior, and daily routines.
Gina encourages small steps that build confidence and reduce overwhelm. For people wanting flexible options, she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Starting therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
Practical approaches for online anxiety and stress work
Gina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches breathing, grounding, and behavior strategies to reduce immediate anxiety and improve mood. These tools are practical and meant to be used between sessions to lower daily stress.Another approach emphasizes problem-solving and behavior change. This method looks at routines, thoughts, and actions to identify small, doable changes that lead to better coping and clearer goals. It is helpful for issues like motivation, anger, and addictive behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Gina collaborates with each person to decide what fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adapts methods over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy lets people connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief updates, ongoing support, or when written reflection helps. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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