Gina Sokolich , LPC

Gina Sokolich is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a background in emergency medical services to understand how sudden, intense events can change daily life. Gina is approachable and straightforward, and she focuses on helping people find clearer perspective and practical steps forward.

Gina listens first and follows the client's lead. She creates space to think through difficult choices and gently challenges stuck patterns when needed. She often works with people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, grief, sleep problems, anger, and major life changes. Women's issues are among the concerns she addresses within that wider list.

Her work blends evidence-based tools with compassionate conversation. Common techniques include cognitive behavioral strategies and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma-related symptoms. Gina also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people identify values and take small, manageable steps toward them.

Sessions include practical take-home suggestions such as breathing or mindfulness exercises and short actions to try between meetings. She adapts the pace to each person, offering direct feedback when a client asks for it and a quieter, reflective space when that fits better.

Gina practices from Missouri and conducts sessions in English. She aims to help people build clearer choices, steadier routines, and a sense of direction when life feels overwhelming.

How her approaches fit online care

Gina commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT focuses on present-moment awareness and committed action, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life-direction questions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical, testable behavior changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleep problems, anger, and low mood because it centers on specific skills and short exercises.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is another tool she offers for processing trauma-related memories and reducing their emotional intensity. EMDR sessions involve structured phases and targeted memory work to help reduce distress from past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gina will listen to your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan as you progress. The choice of approach is collaborative and may change over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, caregiving, or irregular hours.