- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Caregiver and parenting support
About Ginna
Ginna Downing is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting and caregiver strain, and young adult issues.
She uses a cognitive approach to help people identify thinking patterns that get in the way of their goals. That means she and the client look at thoughts, test them against reality, and try new ways of responding. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings.
Ginna also uses client-centered methods. She prioritizes listening and building a respectful working relationship so people feel heard while they work on change. Conversations move at a pace the client is comfortable with.
Her practice includes a wide range of concerns such as addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, workplace stress, mood concerns, and life transitions like midlife and changes around pregnancy or caregiving. She also addresses challenges common to young adults, such as navigating first jobs, relationship shifts, and changing responsibilities.
Messages are checked mid-morning and mid-afternoon every day, so initial contacts are usually answered the same day or the next day. To begin, clients use the platform tools to complete a short questionnaire and schedule their first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and the therapist follows the client's lead to explore concerns and goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns that influence feelings and actions. Online sessions can use CBT tools like identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing those thoughts, and planning small behavioral experiments to try between meetings. This approach helps with anxiety, stress, mood problems, and managing everyday challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels useful, and then recommend ways of working together. This decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as needs change.
Practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Some people find shorter check-ins or phone sessions easier during a work break, and video sessions can allow for more detailed interaction when bandwidth and background allow. Online visits can make it easier to keep regular appointments while juggling school, work, or caregiving duties.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, addictions, trauma, intimacy issues, workplace problems, and young adult issues.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She mainly uses cognitive techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking, combined with client-centered listening to build a respectful working relationship.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns across life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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