Therapist profile
Gina Cardines, LPC, LMHC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT techniques
- Narrative work
- Motivational interviewing
About Gina
Gina Cardines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with seven years practicing as a licensed counselor. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and ADHD. Gina also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, codependency, communication problems, and substance use concerns.
Gina draws on a mix of practical methods rather than a single technique. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on what a person is struggling with at home. She uses cognitive-behavioral tools to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Narrative work helps people reframe difficult stories they carry about themselves.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone is trying to make a change but feels stuck. Solution-focused ideas guide short-term goal setting so people can try small steps between sessions. Gina adapts these approaches to what each person prefers and needs.
She has worked with survivors of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, military service-related trauma, and people facing co-occurring issues like addiction and mental health symptoms. Gina’s years in the mental health field include roles beyond licensed practice, giving her a broad view of community and clinical supports.
If someone wants to start, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and are billed through a cancellable subscription. Sessions are offered in English.
How sessions work
How Gina’s methods translate to online sessions
Gina commonly uses cognitive-behavioral methods and narrative therapy in her work. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that worsen stress and anxiety, and it helps with mood, addiction-related patterns, and parenting-related worry. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps reframe those stories to reduce shame and isolation.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Gina will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She adapts tools over time, checking in to see which strategies are helping and which need adjustment.
Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often find that structured CBT exercises, goal-focused solution work, and narrative conversations can all be effective when delivered remotely, and Gina adapts those methods to a person's schedule and needs.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Texas, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on parenting stress, family of origin issues, communication problems, and the strain that comes from caregiving roles.
How would she approach anxiety or depression?
Gina uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and combines that with practical strategies for coping and symptom management.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years as a licensed counselor and over 20 years of experience in the mental health field in various roles.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPC in Texas and LMHC in Florida and sees clients with a Texas practice listing.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the therapist's available formats should be checked when scheduling.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.