About Gina
Gina Cardines meets people where they are and helps them take small steps toward feeling steadier. She writes plainly and listens closely, creating a space where clients can name what feels hard and try practical ways to change it. Gina holds a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in Texas and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) credential in Florida.
She brings seven years as a licensed therapist to her work and more than two decades in the broader mental health field.
Background and approach
Gina commonly supports people coping with anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, and trauma. She also works with concerns like low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and eating struggles. Her practice pays attention to issues that often travel together - for example codependency, family of origin wounds, isolation, and impulse-related problems.
Her style blends clear skill teaching with space for each person’s story. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy informs much of the work, while client-centered and narrative ideas shape how conversations unfold. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused steps are used when someone needs help moving toward concrete goals.
Sessions aim to be direct and down-to-earth. Gina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location and therapist availability.
Gina is based in Texas and works in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session once a match is made.
How Gina’s Approaches Work Online
Gina commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to shift feelings and reactions; it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and acceptance so clients can explore feelings at their own pace and find what matters to them.She also uses Motivational Interviewing when people are weighing change. That approach helps clarify personal reasons for change and builds motivation through collaborative conversation rather than pressure. Together, these methods aim to teach concrete skills while honoring each person’s story and goals.
Finding the right mix is part of the process. Gina will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend approaches that fit. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to try CBT exercises, narrative work, or brief solution-focused steps during sessions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a check-in without video, and live chat or text messaging can fit quick updates or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and different routines.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- 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