About Gina
Dr. Gina Ligonde is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice in New York. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Dr. Ligonde adapts conversations and plans to fit what each person needs.
She listens for what feels stuck and helps identify small, doable steps. Sessions aim to make daily life feel more manageable and to rebuild confidence.
How Gina works
Her experience includes helping people who struggle with caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, control issues, and the fallout from divorce or separation. She also addresses guilt, shame, isolation, and struggles around life purpose and midlife changes. Practical concerns such as money and workplace stress are part of her work.
She supports people managing panic attacks, issues with self-love, and women’s issues when they come up in conversation. The focus is on real-world changes rather than jargon. Dr.
Ligonde tailors the pace and focus to each person’s situation. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test what helps. Her goal is to help people move from feeling overwhelmed to feeling more in control.
What Gina works with
The areas below are the ones Gina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Ligonde uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, and then try small experiments to change them; this can help with anxiety, panic, and low self-esteem. Another approach centers on communication and problem solving to ease relationship strain and family conflict, teaching concrete skills for clearer conversations and better boundaries.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and personal style. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video can allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat work for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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