Gina Cardines, LPC, LMHC

Gina Cardines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with seven years as a licensed therapist. She works with people who are coping with anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, and life changes. Gina aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space so clients can speak honestly about difficult feelings.

Gina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a foundation and mixes in other approaches to fit each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps that help break unhelpful patterns and build new skills. She offers direct feedback and collaborative planning so clients know what to expect from week to week.

Her background includes long experience in the mental health field before licensure, and her clinical focus has included trauma, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, ADHD, and substance-related problems. That breadth informs how she adapts techniques to each situation. Gina also works with people facing abandonment, codependency, and family-of-origin issues.

Gina provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. She offers straightforward, step-by-step guidance for starting therapy and scheduling appointments.

Clients can expect a respectful, goal-oriented approach that balances practical tools with space to tell their story. Gina aims to help people notice change quickly and develop lasting coping strategies.

How Gina Uses Talk Therapy Online

Gina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through small, practical experiments. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems where patterns of thinking feed distress.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and priorities. That approach focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and understood.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Gina will work with clients to match techniques to individual goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Expect discussion of goals and brief check-ins about what's working in sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between sessions.