Gina Marqua

Compassionate CBT-informed care for complex challenges

LCSW Tennessee

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Stress, Anxiety
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Gina

Gina Marqua is a licensed clinical social worker who blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and client-centered practices to help people face trauma, addiction, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical experience, she focuses on helping clients develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and stress while also addressing relational wounds and intimacy-related concerns. Her work often includes processing grief, anger, and the complex emotions that accompany change.

Gina draws on modalities such as DBT and EMDR alongside CBT and attachment work to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. She also brings experience supporting those affected by chronic pain, substance use, family problems, and issues linked to abandonment, adoption, and attachment disruptions.

Licensed in Tennessee and Indiana, she aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore guilt, shame, and forgiveness while building resilience and more effective daily coping. Her practice emphasizes collaboration and practical tools rooted in evidence-based approaches.

Prospective clients can expect a focus on achievable goals, enhanced self-understanding, and skills that translate into day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Gina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and mood symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work, focusing on patterns in relationships and early attachment experiences to improve emotional connection and intimacy over time. These approaches are aimed at helping clients understand patterns and build different, healthier responses to distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gina partners with each person to assess goals, preferences, and the specific challenges they bring, adjusting the mix of CBT, attachment work, and other methods as sessions progress to find what fits best for their needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or when in-person options are limited. These formats support consistent work on skills, processing difficult memories, and practicing new coping strategies between sessions while maintaining the therapeutic connection with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Gina commonly address?

She works with addictions, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD, among other areas.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

The approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods, and may also include DBT and EMDR depending on client needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Gina brings ten years of experience working with people facing complex emotional and behavioral challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee (TN LCSW 7874) and Indiana (IN LCSW 34007417A) and practices out of Tennessee.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for working together?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and scheduling.

How is cost handled for therapy with her?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Addictions Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSex addictionSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Tennessee, Indiana

Languages

English