Gina Helms

Compassionate, practical care for everyday struggles

LPC Alabama

Experience: 4 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Gina

Gina Helms is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Alabama who blends practical skills with empathetic care. She leans on cognitive behavioral strategies alongside other evidence-informed methods to address anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, and substance-related difficulties.

Background and approach

Her work often includes helping people manage panic, obsessive patterns, body image struggles, and the mental health challenges that accompany exploitation or abuse. Her approach centers on unconditional positive regard, creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore stressful life events, grief, relationship tensions, or struggles with self-esteem and mood regulation.

Gina adapts treatment plans to the individual, drawing from dialectical behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment tools, attachment-focused ideas, somatic awareness, and mindfulness practices when they fit the client's goals and needs.

With four years of professional experience, she supports clients through a broad range of concerns including addictions, bipolar mood issues, sleep problems, parenting and caregiver stress, and relationship or communication challenges. Gina aims to collaborate with each person to build practical coping skills and healthier patterns that lead toward a more satisfying life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and issues like body image concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines acceptance and mindfulness strategies with values-based action to help clients cope with difficult emotions and move toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and how early attachment experiences influence current connection and communication, which can be useful for relational stress and intimacy concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and then combine or adjust methods such as CBT, ACT, or attachment-focused techniques to create an individualized plan. This shared decision-making helps ensure that treatment fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different lifestyles and needs. These formats offer flexibility for working around work, caregiving, or mobility constraints while maintaining continuity of care, and they allow clients to access licensed professionals from their home or another convenient location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Gina works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, sleeping and parenting difficulties, anger, self-esteem, bipolar conditions, and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Their style emphasizes unconditional positive regard and a client-centered stance while incorporating techniques from CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment-based methods, and mindfulness to tailor care to each person's needs.

How long has the therapist been practicing?

The clinician has four years of professional experience working with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed for the clinician?

The therapist holds an LPC credential with licence number AL LPC LPC04469 and practices in Alabama.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English only, and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are offered for remote work?

Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How does billing and cost work for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Alabama

Languages

English