Gina Dickison, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 22 years in practice

Gina Dickison welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or changes in their relationships and careers.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180003169 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1801408935 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English

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About Gina

Gina Dickison welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or changes in their relationships and careers. She presents a calm, direct style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Gina is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor which she brings to work with 22 years of experience.

Her approach centers on setting clear goals and building small action plans. She mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach skills for mood and behavior change.

Background and approach

Gina also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas when those fit the client’s needs. Gina has helped people manage addictions, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and the effects of trauma and loss. She has experience supporting those facing divorce, adoption and foster care challenges, and major life transitions.

Conversations tend to be practical and focused on what to try between sessions. Sessions often blend coaching and therapy. Gina aims to be warm but direct, tracking progress and adjusting plans as goals evolve.

She communicates promptly and schedules around people’s work and family routines. People who choose Gina can expect straightforward tools for coping, clearer communication strategies, and step-by-step plans to move forward. Her work is rooted in experience and a focus on measurable change over time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Gina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Gina names

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Online support

How Gina Uses Therapies Online

Gina often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small steps toward meaningful goals despite difficult feelings.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to improve how people relate and communicate with others. That approach looks at patterns people learned early on and helps build different, healthier ways of connecting and responding in relationships.

Figuring out which approach fits best is a collaborative process. Gina partners with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work more like an in-person session when visual cues help. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or the camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging are options for quick check-ins, homework support, and shorter updates between longer sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Gina works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and communication problems, parenting and family concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is warm and direct. Sessions focus on practical skills, goal setting, and action plans drawn from CBT and DBT techniques.

How much experience does she have?

Gina has 22 years of clinical experience working in workplace and clinical settings on issues like communication, career coaching, trauma, and addictions.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (IL LCPC) based in Illinois.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment work?

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

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