- Person-centered approach
- Helps with addiction
- Focus on trauma
About Gina
Gina Landsee is a Minnesota-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with grief, depression, addictions, trauma, and life changes. Her work emphasizes meeting each person where they are, with empathy and no judgment.
Gina uses a person-centered foundation and draws on a mix of approaches to suit individual needs. She commonly integrates cognitive-behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also weaves in elements of dialectical behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic thinking, and solution-focused work when helpful.
In practice she listens for what matters most to each person and builds practical steps you can try between sessions. That might look like setting small goals, testing new behaviors, or naming patterns that keep problems going. She pays particular attention to how trauma and attachment shape emotions and relationships.
Clients may bring concerns such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, family stress, divorce, or substance use. Gina also supports people facing medical stressors like cancer and the emotional fallout of major life transitions.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and focuses on useful, real-world changes people can make. To get started, follow the site's matching and scheduling steps to connect and plan sessions that fit your needs.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Gina blends several evidence-based techniques to help people address emotional pain and behavior change. Cognitive-behavioral ideas focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new actions to reduce symptoms like depression or anxiety. Dialectical behavioral strategies teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with relationship and communication problems.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Gina treats the choice of technique as a collaboration, weighing each person's goals, history, and preferences. She will discuss options and adapt methods over time so the plan fits what a person needs in the moment.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking since this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or avoid the need to be on camera when that feels uncomfortable. Licensed professionals can help structure sessions so practical skills and emotional processing happen effectively even when meetings are not in person.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and family stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centered and nonjudgmental. She uses a mix of approaches and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 17 years of experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - licensed professional clinical counselor - practicing in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.