Gina Cardines , LPC, LMHC

Gina Cardines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with seven years of licensure experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem. Gina also supports people facing trauma, addictions, grief, eating concerns, ADHD, and the strain that major life changes can cause.

Gina’s style is straightforward and warm. She aims to create a calm atmosphere where people can speak openly without feeling judged. Sessions tend to be practical and goal-focused, with room to process difficult emotions at a manageable pace.

Her work draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques, while also using motivational interviewing, narrative strategies, and solution-focused ideas when they fit. Gina adapts methods to each person instead of sticking to one single approach. This helps her match the work to the client’s goals and situation.

She has over seven years as a licensed therapist and more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field overall. That background includes supporting people affected by trauma, substance use, and relationship struggles. Gina brings that breadth into sessions while keeping the focus on the person in front of her.

Gina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice is based in Texas and sessions are conducted in English.

How Gina blends approaches in online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and leads to clearer personal goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations.

Gina works with clients to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She uses an interactive process to decide whether a more skills-based plan, a reflective narrative approach, or motivational techniques will help most. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping the therapeutic work focused and practical.