Gina Dickison, LCPC | Therapist in Illinois

Warm and pragmatic
Goal focused
Skills based

About Gina

Gina Dickison is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 22 years of experience. She offers a warm, compassionate presence and a direct, solution-focused style to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and other life challenges.

Gina uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients set clear goals. She partners with people to build step-by-step action plans. Sessions emphasize skills that can be used between meetings to ease symptoms and improve daily coping.

Her background includes work in workplace settings where she addressed communication, conflict, work-life balance, and career coaching. She also has experience with addictions, trauma, grief, adoption and parenting concerns. Gina brings that range into her approach when exploring how past experiences affect present behavior.

The clinician describes her approach as directive but empathetic. She combines goal-setting with skill practice and problem-solving. Clients can expect a focus on measurable progress and tools to handle difficult emotions and situations.

Gina holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential. She frequently checks messages and aims to accommodate scheduling needs. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Gina’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Gina often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, choose values-based actions, and build tolerance for difficult feelings. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and helping clients find their own direction through an empathic relationship.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Gina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Confirm the session formats offered before booking to match logistics with life demands. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, or allow a quieter check-in during a break. It can also let people use skills learned in sessions right away in their daily routine. If you want to explore these options, ask about current session formats when you complete the short matching questionnaire.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

Illinois

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Gina address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, addictions, and related problems such as codependency and attachment concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

The style is warm and compassionate while being directive and solution focused, emphasizing clear goals and practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

Gina has 22 years of experience in counseling and workplace-based coaching and supports people facing a wide range of life stressors.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an Illinois LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices from Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.