- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Gina
Gina Young is a licensed master social worker who draws on 17 years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She presents a calm, steady presence and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and approachable for worried parents. She focuses on practical steps families can use at home.
Gina helps people talk through family conflict and parenting challenges. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, addictions, or difficult changes in life.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and real strategies. Gina works with clients to identify small behavior changes and communication techniques that fit their daily routines. She encourages clients to try simple experiments between sessions and to notice what helps.
Her background includes extensive practice across multiple states, bringing a range of real-world clinical experience. That experience informs how she hears stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue and responds with manageable tools rather than long lectures. Gina offers a nonjudgmental space where concerns about self-esteem, intimacy, anger, or career crossroads can be explored.
She aims to help people build skills for healthier relationships and steadier moods over time.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Gina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior change and communication. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method teaches concrete skills for changing daily routines and managing strong emotions.Another approach centers on improving communication and problem solving within family relationships. It breaks issues into clear steps - how to raise a concern, set boundaries, and practice new responses - so parents and individuals can try small changes and see what works.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Gina works with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, lifestyle, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for longer conversations and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is helpful for brief updates or coaching-style support. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy family schedule.
Questions people ask about Gina
What concerns does Gina address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and parenting challenges, plus issues like grief, trauma, relationship strain, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is pragmatic and conversational, focusing on clear goals and small, doable steps clients can use between sessions.
What is her background and length of practice?
Gina has 17 years of professional work experience across clinical settings and uses that experience to guide practical problem solving.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Gina provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.
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