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I’m Dr. Gina Sissoko, a licensed clinical psychologist passionate about helping women—especially Black women, immigrant women, and high-achieving professionals—heal from trauma, manage stress, and create lives that feel balanced and authentic.

My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in both science and cultural awareness. I specialize in supporting women navigating burnout, relationship challenges, and the effects of racism or gender bias at work. In our sessions, I create a space where you can slow down, feel seen, and rebuild confidence from the inside out.

Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, mood swings, or high levels of stress? What about rocky family dynamics, behavioral issues, loss of a loved one, boundaries, or communication? Are you a first responder or relative of, needing a safe, understanding space? Do you want support processing your feelings, to learn effective coping mechanisms to better manage symptoms, to improve your relationships, and live a happier life? If so, I am happy to help!

As a therapist, with over 7 years of experience in social work, the rapport I build with my clients instills a comfortability and confidence that my approach and systems work. I meet clients where they are and allow them to reach their own resolve, with guidance. I help clients transition less from extreme perspectives towards more positive mindsets when internalizing experiences. At Behavioral Health Counseling our therapists provide evidenced-based, goal-oriented treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups. Treatment and Behavior Plans are individualized to meet each patient’s need.

My therapeutic approach focuses on my belief that when it comes to an individual’s life, they are the expert. However, managing that alone can be cumbersome and stressful. As a therapist, I’m interested in collaborating with you to discover what parts of your life you hope to keep or perhaps enrich and what factors you want to change. I look to combine my experience with my clinical knowledge to aid clients in their journey to becoming their best selves.

Change for the better begins here. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have over twenty years of experience helping individuals, college students, and couples lead healthier and more fulfilling lives. I provide premarital and marital counseling and work with concerns such as anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, depression, loss, and relationship challenges. My goal is to create a space where you feel genuinely accepted, supported, and understood as we begin the healing process together.

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 40 years of clinical experience. My career has been dedicated to serving marginalized communities and individuals grappling with co-occurring disorders, depression, and anxiety. I am a Big Black Beautiful Bohemian Bougie Buddhist Butch, and I bring that entire authentic self to our work. I believe in talk therapy as a tool for political and personal warfare—an act of self-preservation that allows you to thrive despite societal obstacles.

I’d love to help you two strengthen your bond. I specialize in working with couples who are ready to invest in their future—whether that means building mutual confidence, deepening your connection, or navigating major life transitions together.