Therapist profile
Gina Dickison, LCPC
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLCPC
- LicenseLCPC, Illinois / 180003169
- NPI1801408935
- Experience22 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIllinois
About
- CBT and DBT techniques
- Work and communication
- Grief and trauma support
About Gina
Gina Dickison is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 22 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, anger, career issues, and related life changes. Gina uses practical, action-oriented work rather than vague talk.
Her approach blends clear, goal-focused techniques with attention to how relationships and attachment affect daily life. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people spot patterns, test new behaviors, and build coping skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are part of how she helps people set values-based goals.
Gina has a long history in workplace and employee assistance settings. That background shapes how she addresses communication and conflict at work, work-life balance, and career coaching. She also has experience with grief, adoption and foster care issues, trauma, EMDR, and caregiving stress.
Sessions tend to be directive and solution-focused. That means identifying concrete goals and practical steps to try between meetings. Gina checks messages regularly and aims to coordinate with people’s schedules so sessions fit into busy lives.
People who come wanting straightforward strategies for managing anger, reducing reactive responses, and improving daily functioning may find her style useful. The work is collaborative: setting targets, practicing skills, and adjusting plans based on what actually helps.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, committed steps toward them. Online work with ACT often uses brief exercises and at-home practice to help people act in line with what matters despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then tests new responses. In online sessions that can mean identifying triggers, planning experiments between sessions, and reviewing results together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. Delivered remotely, DBT-style skill coaching can help people slow down, notice urges, and try new coping moves during stressful moments. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Gina will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together. This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make sessions easier to schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling. It also supports regular practice between meetings and helps people integrate skills into daily routines without promising any particular service.Areas of focus
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addictions, anger, parenting concerns, career issues, and related life changes.
How would she approach anger or temper problems?
Her method is directive and solution-focused, using practical skills from CBT and DBT to reduce reactivity and build alternative responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience as a clinician, including work in employee assistance and workplace settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices out of Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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