Dr. Gina DeArth-Pendley, KY Psychologist
Compassionate psychologist helping you reshape your story
Details
| Name | Dr. Gina DeArth-Pendley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | KY Psychologist |
| Based in | Kentucky |
| Licensed in | Kentucky |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 22 |
About Gina
Dr. Gina DeArth-Pendley welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. She writes in a direct, respectful way and aims to make therapy feel practical and doable for everyday life.
Dr. DeArth-Pendley practices in Kentucky and brings 22 years of experience as a KY Psychologist 171875. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centered work to help people tell their stories differently.
Sessions often focus on small, concrete shifts - changing how you understand a problem, testing a new behavior, or rebuilding a sense of self after difficult events.
Background and approach
Her background includes a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and many years working in outpatient and inpatient settings, juvenile justice, and alternative schools across multiple states. That experience shaped her attention to relationships, family roles, and cultural context. In sessions she emphasizes listening, respect, and collaboration.
She offers encouragement and practical tools when they fit a person’s goals. Conversations are intended to be straightforward and useful rather than long on jargon. Dr.
DeArth-Pendley helps with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, addiction issues, relationship and parenting struggles, career questions, compassion fatigue, and issues around identity and self-worth. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and young adult challenges. People can expect a blend of approaches that connects everyday concerns to deeper patterns.
The work is aimed at clearer choices, steadier self-understanding, and actions that feel possible in daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Coping with life changes among the things Gina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Gina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Gina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Gina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative, attachment, and client-centered work translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current behavior. It helps people who want clearer ways to connect, set boundaries, or manage strong emotions in close relationships.Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by examining the stories they tell about their lives. Online work can support rewriting those stories into versions that open up new choices and make daily life feel more manageable.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist following the client’s lead. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, accepting space to sort out feelings and decide what matters next.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That might mean trying one approach for a time and adjusting if something else feels more helpful.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face without travel, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging can help between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to use the format that best matches communication style and daily life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, and work or career concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and listening-focused, blending narrative and client-centered approaches with practical techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working in outpatient and inpatient settings, juvenile justice, and alternative school environments.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed as KY Psychologist 171875 and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does payment and scheduling work?
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