Dr. Gina Coffaro, LPC

Dr. Gina Coffaro helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and life transitions. She also supports those facing addiction, parenting stress, work and career concerns, mood conditions, and intimacy or sexual issues. Gina is a Licensed Professional Counselor with twenty years of experience and works with adults in New Jersey and beyond.

Gina uses practical, talk-based work to build everyday coping skills. She focuses on short, useful tools people can try between sessions. Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change in daily life.

Her background includes a doctoral degree from Drew University and years in both school settings and private practice. That mix shaped her interest in helping adults find more balance between home, work, and relationships. Gina draws from several approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness, to match the work to each person's needs.

In sessions she listens first, then helps clients set small, doable goals. She uses techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, improve communication, and regain routines like sleep and eating. Clients may also work on motivation and long-standing patterns that get in the way of the life they want.

Many people come to Gina for help with specific problems like obsessive thoughts, seasonal mood shifts, first responder stress, or challenges linked to military service. She aims to be a steady guide who helps clients find practical steps toward clearer decisions and more satisfying days.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Dr. Coffaro commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered work to help clients manage anxious thinking, shift unhelpful behavior, and set concrete goals. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives hands-on tools to try between sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel understood and can bring their own solutions.

She also integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationship or attachment issues come up, helping people notice and name emotions and practice new ways of connecting. Together with mindful practices, these approaches can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and then adapts techniques to the person’s needs. This collaborative process means methods may shift as progress is made.

Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging which gives flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions can fit during a break or when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging options support quick check-ins or step-by-step homework between meetings. These formats make it easier to keep continuity while juggling work, family, and other commitments.