Genevieve (Genny) Gravina

Genevieve (Genny) Gravina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem struggles, mood changes, and eating and food-related issues. She writes in plain terms and aims to make the first step approachable for anyone feeling overwhelmed.

Genny blends client-centered care with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also brings mindfulness and narrative approaches into sessions to help people make sense of difficult patterns and build skills for day-to-day life. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with time spent on problem-solving and emotional regulation.

Her work draws on six years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, parenting strains, family tension, and challenges like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and sleep or appetite disturbances. She pays attention to how attachment, body image, guilt, and shame show up in relationships and everyday choices.

In sessions she helps people notice patterns, practice new responses, and set small, clear goals. She uses simple, teachable strategies you can try between sessions. The emphasis is on collaboration and usable steps rather than complex theory.

Genny sees therapy as a shared process. She invites clients to bring questions, doubts, and preferences so treatment fits their life. Her approach aims to restore a sense of direction and increase everyday coping skills.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, validation, and building a comfortable pace for change. This approach helps people who need a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through relationship or body-image concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and short behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety, change eating-related habits, or improve sleep and mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills useful for mood swings, intense emotions, and interpersonal stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and day-to-day needs. Clients' feedback guides adjustments so sessions stay relevant and doable.

Confirm the session formats before booking so you know how appointments are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. It can also let people use skills learned in sessions more immediately in their daily routines. Licensed professionals will help tailor the session rhythm and tools to each person's life and goals.