Gina Spielman, LCSW

Gina Spielman is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes. She works with individuals facing depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. Her approach is compassionate and focused on practical ways to move forward.

Gina uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and take values-based action. She also uses client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for talking things through.

Clients commonly bring workplace stress, career transitions, or the shifting priorities of midlife for discussion. Gina also addresses trauma, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and sleep problems. She aims to help people build everyday skills to manage stress and improve mood.

Her work often explores attachment, abandonment, and communication patterns that affect relationships. She incorporates existential and Jungian perspectives when people want to examine meaning, identity, or deeper personal themes. This can be useful during times of loss or major life transition.

Gina offers faith-informed care when requested and invites open conversation about values and beliefs. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. She practices in Illinois as an LCSW.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Gina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action based on their priorities. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping skills. CBT often focuses on changes people can try between sessions to ease symptoms and improve daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gina listens to each person’s goals and tailors methods collaboratively. She helps choose strategies that match what the person wants and what feels manageable in their life.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming formats helps you pick times and ways of meeting that fit work, caregiving, or other obligations. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well even when meeting remotely, focusing on practical tools, values-based steps, and skills you can use between sessions.