Gina Sokolich

Supportive trauma-informed counselor

LPC Missouri

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Gina

Gina Sokolich is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a background in emergency medical services to inform her understanding of trauma and high-stress situations, and she frequently helps people navigate relationship challenges, grief, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

Gina combines practical techniques with a collaborative, client-led stance to tailor care to each person's needs. She typically blends cognitive behavioral strategies with acceptance and commitment perspectives and EMDR when appropriate, offering tools clients can use between sessions to manage stress, sleeping problems, anger, or intrusive memories.

Gina creates space for reflection while also gently challenging unhelpful patterns, and she can provide guidance for practical concerns such as communication, coping with loss, and restoring self-esteem. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through online formats that accommodate different schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Gina often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, stress, sleep difficulties, and mood-related challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also used to help people clarify values, increase psychological flexibility, and take purposeful action despite difficult feelings. She may incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for clients processing traumatic memories, using structured protocols to address distressing experiences.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gina works with each person to explore which methods feel most useful given their goals, history, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time rather than assuming a single path from the outset.

Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can select what fits their routine. These remote options support scheduling flexibility and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life gets busy or travel is necessary, while still allowing therapists to deliver targeted interventions and homework between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Gina works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, sleeping problems, anger, and coping with life changes.

How does she approach therapy?

Her style is client-led and collaborative, combining acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and other methods to offer both reflection and practical skills.

What is her clinical background?

She has eight years of experience and a prior career in EMS, which contributes to her familiarity with trauma and high-stress environments.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She holds an LPC credential in Missouri with licence number MO LPC 2021049481 and provides services from that state.

Can I work with her if I live in another country?

She does not accept international clients at this time; services are available to clients within the applicable jurisdiction.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and final pricing depends on those factors.

What should I do to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteemCoaching

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English