Gina Dickison, LCPC

Gina Dickison is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 22 years of experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to ease stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship pain, and life changes. Her manner is warm and compassionate, and she works with clients to set realistic goals and move toward them.

Gina uses a direct, solution-focused style that draws from cognitive behavioral ideas and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill building for emotional regulation, and practice tasks to try between meetings. She also brings experience supporting people struggling with addictions, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and challenges tied to adoption or attachment issues.

Her background includes workplace counseling and career coaching, which informs her approach to work-life balance and conflict at work. Gina has worked with people coping with trauma, grieving, and parenting strains, and she uses methods aimed at creating steady change rather than long lists of theory.

In sessions, Gina partners with clients to make an action plan tailored to individual goals. She checks messages frequently and aims to be flexible around scheduling. People can expect clear steps, gentle accountability, and practical tools to try between sessions.

Gina practices in Illinois and conducts therapy in English. Before booking, clients should confirm current session options and scheduling details.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with health challenges by clarifying what matters and taking small consistent steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication in difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach first and adjusting as progress is assessed, so clients help shape the plan alongside the therapist.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since current session options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and use brief check-ins when needed. It can also allow work on behavioral experiments and skills practice between sessions that fit a person’s daily routine. Ask about the available session formats and scheduling when you reach out so arrangements match your needs and goals.