Gina Todd, LCSW

Gina Todd is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. She practices from Louisiana and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Gina uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people make changes they can keep.

She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions include concrete tools for managing worry, improving sleep, and handling anger. Gina also draws on trauma-informed ideas and person-centered listening when a client's history matters.

Gina has worked with people facing addiction, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting stress, grief, and career strain. She also supports those coping with compassion fatigue and attention challenges like ADHD. Her approach is adaptable and built around each person’s situation and strengths.

Therapy sessions move at a practical pace. Gina helps people set small, achievable goals and checks progress each week. She emphasizes simple skills you can use between sessions, such as coping strategies for panic, routines to improve sleep, and steps to rebuild self-esteem.

Starting therapy can feel hard, and Gina aims to make the process straightforward. She helps people pick priorities, choose strategies, and adjust plans as needs change. The work is collaborative and focused on problems that matter in everyday life.

How CBT and online sessions can help

Gina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. CBT teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, improving sleep, reducing avoidance, and changing habits that maintain depression or worry.

She also brings trauma-informed principles into online work when past events affect current functioning. That approach focuses on safety, pacing, and building skills to manage strong emotions so clients can make steady progress without feeling overwhelmed.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gina works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow a typical therapy conversation when face-to-face interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can fit a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain regular work on goals while juggling family, work, or other commitments.