Gina Sokolich, LPC

Gina Sokolich is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with eight years of clinical experience. She previously worked in emergency medical services and brings that background into her counseling. Gina aims to make coming for help feel straightforward and practical. She meets people where they are and focuses on clear next steps.

Gina often helps people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping problems, anger, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She also addresses relationship struggles, self-esteem, life transitions, and coaching-style concerns about direction and decision making. Gina pays attention to patterns like codependency, communication problems, and control issues so clients can name what’s happening.

Her approach is person-centered. Sessions give space to reflect, but she also asks questions that invite a different perspective. Gina uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy along with EMDR when trauma work is needed. She suggests practical tools clients can use between sessions like mindfulness and stress relief exercises.

Gina is comfortable talking about first responder stress and work-related trauma because of her EMS background. She can also help with issues that often follow relationship harm, including abandonment feelings, commitment struggles, and forgiveness work. Her style blends listening with gentle challenge.

Sessions are offered in English and provided remotely through video, phone, chat, and text formats. The focus is on helping people make manageable changes and find clearer direction in daily life.

How Gina uses therapy approaches online

Gina draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. CBT is often used for stress, sleeping problems, worry, and mood shifts.

She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward what matters even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can help with avoidance, low motivation, and persistent worry.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Gina works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with Gina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller, face-to-face style session, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or during short breaks. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue practice between sessions.