Therapist profile
Gina Cardines, LPC, LMHC
Texas
LPC and LMHC - anxiety and trauma
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- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 80686; LMHC, Florida / MH13862
- NPI
- 1992160683
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
About Gina
Gina Cardines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with seven years as a licensed therapist and over 20 years in the mental health field. She sees adults who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addiction, and trauma. Gina also works with people coping with relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and codependency concerns.
Sessions are straightforward and practical. Gina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a base and draws on Client-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, and Solution-Focused methods. Expect direct talk about patterns that keep you stuck and simple steps to try between meetings.
She has experience supporting survivors of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and other trauma, and has worked with people connected to military life. Gina mentions work with substance use and first responder issues as part of her background. Her approach mixes listening with concrete strategies to help manage symptoms and make day-to-day life more manageable.
Gina offers care in English. Her licenses cover Texas and Florida, and she notes she sees clients in those states. Practical matters like scheduling and format are handled up front so sessions fit into everyday routines.
The first conversation focuses on what feels most pressing. From there Gina and the client set goals and try short, focused steps to shift habits and reactions. She asks people to be candid about what they want to change so sessions stay useful and direct.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can notice patterns and make their own choices. It helps with building self-understanding and with decisions about relationships and boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and tries small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and habits that feed into codependent behaviors. Motivational Interviewing uses guided questions to identify personal reasons for change and to build momentum for steps like reducing substance use or setting limits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and what feels doable. She will check in and adjust the mix of listening, practical exercises, and short tasks between sessions.
The biography notes video, phone, and chat sessions are offered, but confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and give options for someone who prefers not to be on camera. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep conversations focused and to try behavioral experiments that fit into everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Texas, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, self-esteem, relationship and family challenges, grief, ADHD, and codependency issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She starts from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and blends in Client-Centered, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, and Solution-Focused approaches to suit the person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years as a licensed therapist and more than 20 years working in mental health roles overall.
Which credentials and locations apply?
She holds LPC in Texas and LMHC in Florida and provides services to clients in those states.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes video, phone, and chat sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.