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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Gina
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida, 7 years as a licensed therapist. Gina Cardines helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating issues, parenting challenges, bipolar concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Gina has over seven years working as a licensed counselor and more than two decades in the mental health field overall. She has experience with survivors of intimate partner violence and human trafficking, military-related trauma, and substance-related problems. That background informs how she listens and plans sessions.
Sessions focus on clear, direct conversation and practical steps. Gina names feelings, looks at patterns, and helps people test small behavioral changes. She often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals.
Narrative techniques are used to reframe difficult experiences and create more helpful personal stories. Motivational Interviewing appears when people are weighing change, to clarify values and increase willingness to try new strategies.
She typically adapts methods to the person in front of her rather than following a single formula. The work aims to identify immediate coping tools and longer-term changes. Prospective clients in Texas should confirm licensure questions and session options before booking.
Gina conducts sessions in English. Costs vary by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting the client's own priorities. Online sessions using this approach center on the client's concerns and pace, helping people clarify what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thought and behavior patterns with specific exercises. In an online session CBT work can include reviewing thought records, planning behavioral experiments, and setting brief homework between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to choose methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining CBT with narrative work or using Motivational Interviewing when someone is weighing change. The plan can shift as goals evolve.
The therapist's biography previously listed video, phone, and chat sessions, but confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Phone sessions work when a quieter space is easier to arrange, and video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for exercises and worksheets. Ask about available formats when you schedule to match sessions to daily life.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Texas, Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, eating concerns, parenting, bipolar, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years as a licensed therapist and over twenty years total in the mental health field.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in Florida and practices from Texas.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes video, phone, and chat sessions previously. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure they are still offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.