About Gesina
Gesina Charles is a licensed professional counselor who offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, and depression. She works in Virginia and speaks English and Haitian Creole. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth, aiming to meet each person where they are.
She focuses on practical steps that fit into a real life. Sessions look at what causes distress and what helps reduce it. She adapts the conversation and plan to each person instead of using a fixed script.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for coping with life changes, grief, and addictive behaviors. She also helps people who feel isolated, empty, or struggle with social anxiety and communication problems. Women’s concerns and issues around self-love are areas she pays attention to.
Gesina draws on a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That lets her match tools to the issue at hand, whether someone needs emotion regulation strategies, thought work, or ways to build motivation. She has four years of professional experience as an LPC.
New clients begin by picking a Start Therapy option and completing a short matching questionnaire, then scheduling sessions in a format that works for them.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings. The therapist aims to create a space where clients feel heard and can guide the pace and priorities of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. That can help with anxiety, depression, social fears, and low self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through attention to mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that match a person's needs, adjusting as progress is made. That collaborative stance helps shape a plan that is realistic and sustainable for everyday life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when that feels useful. Phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option and work well for check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, more frequent touchpoints and can fit into busy schedules. These formats make it easier to attend sessions across different routines and locations while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English, Haitian Creole