About Gesina
Gesina Charles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, depression, and challenges with motivation. She speaks English and Haitian Creole and focuses on practical support for everyday struggles. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.
Her approach centers on tailoring conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and real skills people can use between meetings.
How Gesina works
She uses techniques that help people change unhelpful thoughts, build emotional regulation skills, and notice what matters most to them. With four years of professional experience, she has worked with people dealing with grief, addictions, and big life transitions. She also helps with communication problems, feelings of emptiness or isolation, social anxiety and phobia, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
Her background supports both short-term problem solving and longer-term personal growth. Clients can expect a collaborative process where the therapist listens first and then adapts methods to match goals. Conversations are direct and practical, with a focus on learning tools for coping and improving day-to-day functioning.
The aim is steady progress that fits each person's pace. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage. She invites people to start with a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their needs.
Gesina lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Gesina works with
The areas below are the ones Gesina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Haitian Creole |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate to online support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps clarify goals, and adapts the pace and techniques to fit what the person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes practical skills like emotion regulation and distress tolerance that can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about your goals, try techniques that match your needs, and adjust methods as progress is made. That collaborative process helps ensure sessions help with the problems you brought in and the changes you want to make.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to pick the format that fits daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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