- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Gina
Gina Dickison is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 22 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and addictions. She also works with concerns tied to family and parenting, body image, and caregiver stress. Gina uses clear, practical methods and focuses on steps people can take now.
Her approach blends direct problem-solving with talk therapy. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work with family of origin issues and relationship patterns.
Gina has a background working with workplace issues, including communication, conflict, and career coaching. That experience shows up in sessions as attention to real-world routines and how stress plays out at work and home. She also has experience with grief, adoption and parenting concerns, and responding to addiction-related problems.
Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and actionable. Gina helps people set concrete steps, practice new skills, and track progress. She combines directive guidance with time for reflection so clients leave with tools they can use between sessions.
People who come to her often want clear next steps for managing anxiety, repairing relationship patterns, or coping with life changes. She works in English and practices in Illinois as an LCPC.
How Gina uses therapy approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It supports work on motivation, meaning, and coping with difficult feelings without getting stuck on every thought. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and practical problem solving like work stress or sleep trouble.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT and CBT elements or drawing on attachment-based ideas for family patterns.
Confirm the current online session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can guide skill practice between appointments and use exercises that translate to daily routines, helping clients apply new habits in real life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, and parenting concerns along with related areas like body image and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a directive, solution-focused style that includes talking through problems and practicing skills to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working with adults on issues such as workplace stress, communication problems, grief, and addiction-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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