About Ginna
Ginna Downing is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings 11 years of counseling experience and focuses on clear, practical work that helps people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She uses client-centered methods to build a respectful relationship.
That means listening first and shaping sessions around each person's priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help spot and change thought patterns that get in the way of goals.
How Ginna works
Ginna has supported people facing anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties. She also helps with parenting struggles, caregiving strain, workplace stress, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her experience includes working with concerns related to addiction, mood disorders, pregnancy and childbirth, and midlife transitions.
Sessions combine practical strategies with straightforward talk. Clients can expect to set clear goals and try small, manageable steps between sessions. Ginna checks messages mid-morning and mid-afternoon every day, so initial contacts are usually answered the same day or the next day.
Her practice offers flexible online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who want to begin can complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
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What Ginna works with
The areas below are the ones Ginna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches for online work and practical support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping people clarify goals and guiding sessions around what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It involves learning to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small changes that reduce anxiety, improve mood, or ease relationship strain.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and decide which methods to try. That plan can change over time as progress is measured and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls offer face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for focused check-ins, and text-based messaging supports short updates or reminders. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, quicker ways to stay connected between sessions, and different formats people can try to find what feels best.
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