About Gina
Gina Cardines is a licensed counselor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. She keeps sessions straightforward and honest so parents and caretakers can get to practical steps quickly. Gina holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and also lists Licensed Mental Health Counselor in her background.
Gina draws on seven years as a licensed therapist and more than two decades in the mental health field.
Background and approach
She uses methods that focus on what the client brings to the room and on small, achievable changes. Many sessions center on identifying unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and setting realistic goals. Her work includes support for people coping with trauma, addiction, grief, and self-esteem struggles.
She also helps with relationship strain, parenting stress, and issues tied to family of origin. First responder concerns, abandonment, and recovery from domestic violence are among her additional focus areas. Gina adapts her approach to each person, blending client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral tools, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and solution-focused steps.
That mix lets her shift between talking through feelings, changing thought patterns, and creating short-term plans. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules. Gina practices in Texas and brings practical attention to everyday challenges, helping people move toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.
Practical approaches online to meet you where you are
Gina uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the focus on the person in front of her, listening closely and following the client's priorities to guide each session. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals that matter to them.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on needs and goals. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging works well for brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or parenting demands while still getting consistent support.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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