Gina Todd , LCSW

Gina Todd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who holds licenses in both Louisiana and New York and brings 22 years of clinical experience to her practice. She combines evidence-based methods with person-centered and faith-informed perspectives, drawing from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma-informed care, holistic practices, and person-centered techniques to address each client’s unique situation.

Her work serves children, teens, and adults, including LGBTQI and other multicultural communities, and focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting issues, ADHD, intimacy-related concerns, and career and compassion fatigue matters. Treatment plans are tailored to the individual, reflecting personal values, cultural context, and specific goals.

Gina recognizes that beginning therapy requires courage and views the first step as an important part of a healing journey. She collaborates with clients to develop practical strategies and coping tools that support daily functioning and long-term growth. "As traumatized children, we always dreamed that someone would come and save us. We never dreamed that it would, in fact, be ourselves as adults." - Alice Little.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Gina Todd frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is commonly applied to issues like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress, and it often includes concrete exercises clients can use between sessions.

She also applies trauma-informed therapy, which prioritizes safety, choice, and pacing while addressing the effects of trauma and abuse. This approach helps clients process traumatic experiences with attention to triggers and coping strategies, and it supports emotional regulation and resilience.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Gina works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress is made.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care across busy lives. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations, choose formats that fit their communication style, and integrate therapy more readily into daily routines.