- Grief and loss
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
About Gia
Gia customizes conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what the client needs. She aims to make steps toward change feel doable rather than overwhelming.
Her background includes long-term work supporting people through loss and difficult life transitions. This experience influences how she approaches grief and end-of-life concerns, offering steady presence during emotionally intense times. She also brings experience addressing attachment issues and family of origin questions.
In session Gia draws on several proven approaches. She mixes client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used when calming strategies and emotion regulation tools are needed.
People who reach out can expect clear, simple guidance and a focus on practical coping. Gia emphasizes small, achievable steps and works with each person’s pace and goals. She supports people through both sudden crises and slow, ongoing challenges.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Oregon
Languages
English
How Gia’s approaches translate to online care
Gia often uses attachment-based methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Attachment-based methods focus on understanding patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect emotions and behavior. This approach can help people who feel stuck in repeating relationship dynamics. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood shifts.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit those goals. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays useful and manageable.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm the current session options before booking. The focus is on making therapy practical and accessible so people can work on coping skills, grief, and relationship patterns without adding extra logistics to their day.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Gia address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as attachment concerns and fatherhood questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Gia combines empathic, client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills and emotional regulation.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience and a long history of supporting people through grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
Gia holds an LCSW credential and practices in Oregon.
Which languages can sessions be conducted in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.