Gina Cardines, LPC, LMHC

Gina Cardines offers calm, straightforward support for people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She writes and listens in a direct way so clients can speak openly. Sessions focus on practical steps to feel safer and more steady day to day.

Gina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, in Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in Texas. She brings seven years as a licensed therapist and over two decades in the mental health field. That mix means she combines hands-on experience with a variety of settings and client needs.

Gina uses a flexible approach that starts with what matters most to the client. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, testable changes. She also uses Client-Centered and Narrative techniques to help people tell their stories and find new meanings.

In sessions she aims to be honest and nonjudgmental so clients can share difficult memories and reactions. She has worked with people affected by intimate partner violence, human trafficking, substance issues, and trauma linked to military service. Gina pays attention to safety, coping skills, and realistic next steps.

Practical concerns like parenting strain, grief, or managing addictive urges are addressed with concrete tools and short-term goals when helpful. She encourages pacing and collaboration so progress fits each person’s life and needs.

How Gina Uses Talk-Based Approaches Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting the person where they are. Sessions give people space to tell their story and set the pace for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments to test new ways of coping and reacting. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change by exploring ambivalence and finding internal motivation.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Gina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so the plan stays useful and realistic.

The therapist's biography lists video, phone, and chat as session formats, so confirm what is currently offered when you schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people choose a quieter place and skip commutes so consistent work on coping skills and trauma processing fits into regular routines.