- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Gina
Gina Spielman is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Gina is skilled at helping parents who feel overwhelmed and anyone trying to regain balance and direction.
She uses approaches that prioritize the client's experience, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions often include clear strategies for coping with daily stress, steps to improve sleep, and ways to manage intense emotions like anger or grief.
Background and approach
Gina also brings depth work influenced by existential and Jungian ideas when exploring meaning and identity. Many clients come for help with relationship strain, communication problems, and commitment or codependency concerns. She also addresses career transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the emotional impact of significant loss.
Parenting appears among her practice focuses, and she supports parents who are trying to handle burnout, discipline challenges, or shifting family roles. Gina aims to create a calm, supportive space for people to talk through their toughest moments and try small, doable changes. She offers a mix of listening, practical coaching, and reflective exercises tailored to each person's needs.
Payment is handled via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. She provides services in English and practices from Illinois. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to her, after which scheduling is arranged according to therapist availability.
What Gina works with
Everything Gina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gina helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gina lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match your values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and making changes during life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence mood and behavior and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for depression, sleep problems, and managing anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own goals, creating a space where people can explore struggles and build self-understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they’ll try approaches, check what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules and to continue care during relocations or travel.
Questions people ask about Gina
What kinds of problems does Gina help with?
Gina works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and communication issues, parenting strain, career changes, trauma and sleep difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and adaptable, combining listening with practical tools from approaches like ACT and CBT to address immediate concerns and longer-term growth.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience as a practicing clinician, offering long-term perspective on common life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
Gina holds an LCSW license in Illinois and provides services while based in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She sees clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment work?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability, and the subscription can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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