Dr. Gina DeArth-Pendley, KY Psychologist 171875

Dr. Gina DeArth-Pendley is a licensed psychologist in Kentucky with a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and more than two decades of clinical experience. She holds the credential KY Psychologist 171875 and has developed a breadth of practice across outpatient and inpatient mental health settings, juvenile justice programs, and alternative school environments in Washington, DC, Maryland, California, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Her work spans children, adolescents, and adults and addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, career issues, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, life purpose, multicultural concerns, narcissism, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult transitions.

Dr. DeArth-Pendley integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method to tailor treatment to each person. Her approach emphasizes active listening, a non-judgmental therapeutic partnership, and practical strategies grounded in evidence-informed methods. She aims to provide guidance, encouragement, and concrete tools to help clients identify goals and address obstacles to well-being.

Prospective clients seeking support for stress, self-esteem, relationship struggles, life transitions, or identity and multicultural concerns may find her combination of clinical training and varied practice settings well suited to complex, layered presenting problems.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current connections. It helps people explore relational wounds, improve emotional bonds, and build healthier ways of relating to partners, family members, and close friends.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's perspective, offering empathetic listening and collaboration so clients can access their own strengths and make choices aligned with personal values. This approach is useful for self-esteem concerns, life transitions, and finding direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and stress management.

Determining the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. DeArth-Pendley works collaboratively with each client to identify methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how care is delivered - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, accommodate different communication styles, and maintain continuity of care across life changes. Licensed professionals can use these options to meet clients where they are and support consistent work toward their goals.