About Genevieve
Genevieve (Genny) Gravina uses a client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and mood changes. She is a licensed mental health counselor and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Genny keeps conversations straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.
With six years of experience, she blends several methods to match a person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking.
How Genevieve works
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered for emotional regulation and coping with intense feelings. Mindfulness and narrative techniques help people reconnect with values and reshape hard stories about themselves. Genny supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, bipolar mood patterns, and parenting stress.
She also helps address sleep and eating concerns, body image, codependency, and issues around intimacy and communication. Other focuses include self-esteem, life transitions, isolation, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered from New York and are provided in English.
Genny works with a practical aim: identify a few clear goals and practice small, doable steps between meetings. She prioritizes helpful tools over long explanations and adjusts pace to each person’s comfort. People who choose her often want direct skills and steady support while they try new approaches.
Her style is warm, goal-oriented, and collaborative, inviting clients to test what works and change course as needed.
Genevieve lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Genevieve works with
The areas below are the ones Genevieve selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following each person's lead to set goals that matter. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, compassionate space to sort out feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches concrete exercises to test negative thoughts and build healthier habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes practical tools for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try techniques together to see what fits. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are normal as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options offer flexibility so therapy can continue around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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