Gina Bottom, LMFT
Founder, Mission Road Counseling

As someone who has experienced healing through her own therapeutic journey, Gina enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families to pursue reconciliation and healing in relationship to self, to others, and to God. Working from a faith-based lens, she is committed to respectfully and gently supporting people who seek help wherever they may be on their personal journey.

Gina has a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University and uses the Healing Our Core Issues (HOCI) model to treat developmental and relational trauma. She primarily works with complex trauma and grief, and is a frequent speaker at the annual TARCP (Tennessee Association of Recovery Court Professionals) convention on a variety of trauma-informed therapeutic topics.

Gina is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, is a certified Developmental & Relational Trauma Therapist (DARTT) from the Healing Our Core Issues Institute, is certified in Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies from Collectively Rooted, and is on the Board of Directors for Dovehouse Ministries. She is also currently pursuing a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Institute for Ministry Formation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA.

Additional qualifications:

• Trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy

• Certified PREPARE facilitator for couples interested in premarital counseling

• Trained in Brainspotting, Phase 1

• Trained in Internal Family Systems

Outside the office, you can find Gina at home with her family watching cooking shows, reading, taking her dog for a walk, and unloading the dishwasher.