Genera Gilliam, LCMHC

How Genera’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. In practice this means the therapist reflects what she hears and helps the client find their own solutions, which can be helpful for stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect. Sessions often include small experiments and practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept up by them. This can help with panic, rumination, and emotional reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. This collaborative process lets the client shape how therapy proceeds.

Online sessions make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls enable face-to-face work when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, lower-intensity ways to keep momentum between longer meetings. These options help people access regular support without traveling to an office.