Quencina Gardner, LPC

Quencina Gardner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with six years of clinical experience. She provides practical, down-to-earth counseling for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or changes in relationships. She encourages straightforward conversations and helps clients take the first steps toward feeling better.

Her approach is warm and client-centered. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual, including relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Quencina works to create a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through honestly and without judgment.

She also addresses related challenges like caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and issues that arise from family history. Concerns tied to aging, blended families, attachment, or substance use are part of her clinical focus when relevant to a client's goals.

Quencina draws on several approaches to shape each session. She uses client-centered principles to keep therapy grounded in the client's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used when the goals call for skills, behavior change, or emotion regulation.

If you decide to begin, she asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire to guide scheduling and the first session. The initial steps are intended to fit into busy days and to make the start of therapy as simple as possible.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy is built around the client's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what comes up, and helps the client name priorities and make practical choices. This approach helps when someone needs a space to sort feelings and identify steps forward.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on linking thoughts, feelings, and actions. It includes simple exercises and practice between sessions to shift thinking patterns and behavior. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress when concrete skills are desired.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings attention to emotion regulation and coping skills. It teaches techniques for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. DBT-style skills can be useful for people who want tools to steady strong reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean blending client-centered listening with CBT or DBT techniques depending on what the client wants to focus on.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for your routine and goals.