Gesina Charles, LPC

Gesina Charles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction concerns. She talks with clients about practical steps they can take and works to make each session feel respectful and compassionate. Gesina speaks English and Haitian Creole and aims to meet people where they are in the moment.

She uses straightforward conversation to tailor a plan that fits each person's needs. That might include identifying patterns that keep someone stuck, practicing skills to manage strong emotions, or building motivation to change behaviors. Sessions focus on clear, doable tools rather than jargon-filled explanations.

With four years of professional experience, Gesina blends several well-known approaches. She draws on client-centered work to prioritize what matters most to the client. She also uses cognitive behavioral and mindfulness strategies to help people notice thoughts and try out different responses.

Motivational interviewing techniques are used when someone is weighing change and needs help finding their own reasons to move forward. For people affected by trauma, she incorporates trauma-focused ideas to address past events that still cause distress.

Gesina aims to create a calm and respectful space for honest talk. She encourages small, steady steps and checks in about what is working. If you want to start, you can use the site process to match and schedule a session.

How Gesina’s approaches translate to online work

Gesina commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and motivational interviewing in her work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's priorities, helping people feel heard and respected while they set goals. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons to change and build small steps toward those goals.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend approaches that fit. Together they adjust methods over time to find what helps most for the individual situation.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or evenings. It also lets people use approaches like CBT and motivational interviewing in a regular, ongoing way so skills are practiced between sessions.