About
The work is personal. So is the practitioner.
Falling Upward was built on a simple belief: that real change requires someone willing to go beneath the surface with you — not just hand you a plan.
- CASAC-NY
- M.S. Counseling Psychology
- Certified Behavioral Change Specialist
- Training in CBT, ACT, and somatic approaches
- 10+ years working with behavioral and identity change
Meet your practitioner
Gina Lumsden Kropf, BFA, CASC, Certified Life coach, Behavoiral Modification Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, NASM, MSW in progress
Licensed Professional Counselor · Certified Behavioral Change Specialist · M.S. Counseling Psychology
I started Falling Upward because I kept seeing the same thing: people who were working incredibly hard — at the gym, in the kitchen, in therapy — but still felt stuck. Not because they lacked discipline, but because the different parts of their lives weren't talking to each other.
My background spans clinical counseling, behavioral modification, and somatic approaches to healing. I've worked with clients navigating anxiety, disordered eating, identity transitions, grief, and the quieter kind of suffering — the feeling that you should be further along by now.
What I bring to this work is a genuine belief that the fall is part of the path. That the moment you're most tempted to give up is often the moment you're closest to something real. My job isn't to fix you — it's to help you understand yourself well enough that you stop needing to be fixed.
"I don't believe in willpower as a strategy. I believe in understanding."
The approach
Depth first. Everything else follows.
Most behavioral change programs start with the behavior. We start with the belief underneath it. Before we talk about what you eat, how you move, or what habits you want to build — we spend time understanding the story you've been telling yourself. Because that story is running the show.
Therapeutic depth
We use evidence-based modalities — CBT, ACT, and somatic approaches — to help you understand the patterns driving your behavior, not just manage the symptoms.
Behavioral integration
Insight without action is just self-awareness. We bridge the gap between understanding your patterns and actually changing them — through structured, compassionate accountability.
Whole-person care
Nutrition and movement aren't separate programs — they're extensions of the therapeutic work. When all three pillars are aligned, change compounds.
What we believe
The principles behind the practice.
The fall is not the failure
Setbacks are data, not verdicts. We treat every stumble as information about what still needs attention — not evidence that you can't change.
Shame is not a motivator
We don't use guilt, comparison, or fear to drive change. Those tools work short-term and destroy long-term. We build from curiosity and self-respect instead.
You are not your diagnosis
Labels can be useful for understanding. They are not your identity. We work with the whole person — not a set of symptoms or a category.
Change is nonlinear
Progress doesn't look like a straight line. It looks like a spiral — returning to the same themes with more clarity each time. We honor that process.
Ready to go beneath the surface?
Your first consultation is free. We'll talk about where you are, what's been getting in the way, and whether this work is the right fit.