- 30 years experience
- Values-driven care
- Focus on coping
About Gina
Gina McKinney-Thompson is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, and addiction. Gina aims to meet each person where they are and to treat everyone with respect and compassion.
Her approach is practical and down to earth. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions emphasize clear goals, coping skills, and ways to handle difficult feelings day to day.
Gina draws on several therapy approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas shape how she builds a trusting working relationship.
People who reach out can expect straightforward, respectful conversation and tools to use between sessions. Gina also pays attention to issues like adoption and foster care, abandonment, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and grief when those are part of a person's story.
Her goal is to support and empower people taking steps toward change. She invites questions and works collaboratively to set manageable steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Gina uses several practical approaches to help people manage symptoms and make day-to-day changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking steps in that direction even when feelings are hard to face. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns of thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and helps people build different ways of relating and coping.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before to decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning makes the work fit the person rather than the other way around.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy lives. It can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make regular follow-ups easier to keep. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, homework, and conversation style so therapeutic work can be productive even when it isn’t in person.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Gina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and addiction, plus issues like grief, caregiver strain, relationship and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Work is straightforward and collaborative, with clear goals and practical skills to use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of professional experience and brings long-term clinical work to each case.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, in New York.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.