Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Gina works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Gina
Gina Ninci-Harris is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience in California. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, or low self-esteem. Gina aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone seeking support.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what is causing pain or getting in the way of daily life. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between appointments.
Background and approach
Gina adapts her approach to each person's needs rather than following one fixed method. Her background includes work across public, personal, and nonprofit settings. That experience shaped a practical style that values clear goals and step-by-step progress.
She emphasizes respect and sensitivity in every interaction. Gina also supports people dealing with family history issues, parenting stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and blended family challenges. She addresses related topics such as codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness in ways that connect to everyday routines.
People often leave sessions with small, doable strategies for coping with strong emotions and improving relationships at home and work. Gina invites clients to shape the plan and adjust it as they go. She encourages taking the first step when it feels possible.
What Gina works with
Everything Gina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Gina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that translate well to online care
Gina works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional regulation. One common approach centers on teaching coping and stress-management skills to reduce anxiety and manage anger; these are concrete steps people can practice between sessions to notice change. Another approach emphasizes addressing addiction-related patterns and developing healthier daily routines; this involves identifying triggers, building alternative behaviors, and strengthening motivation.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Gina will talk with each person about their goals, daily challenges, and what feels most helpful, then shape the plan together. She checks in often and adjusts techniques when something isn’t working or when new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when discussion and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing reflection and quick skill practice between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
Questions people ask about Gina
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, self-esteem, career and parenting stress, plus related family history issues and adoption or foster care concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
The approach is practical and conversational, focused on clear goals and skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in public, personal, and nonprofit settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, shown as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.