About Shing
Shing Chin (Alice) Ginkens greets people with warmth and straightforward help. She focuses on listening first, then helping each person find practical steps to feel steadier at home and at work. Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese to match how people prefer to talk.
With 20 years in the field, Alice draws on experience supporting people who face family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, mood changes, anger, anxiety, grief, and problems with intimacy.
How Shing works
She also works with concerns like addiction, low self-esteem, relationship problems, and coping with life changes. Her approach is flexible and aimed at real-life problems rather than abstract theory. Alice uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values.
She also practices Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on the person in front of her. For trauma-related work she brings experience with Emotionally-Focused work and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing where appropriate. Her style is collaborative and respectful.
People can expect to talk through what matters most, try short exercises between sessions, and adjust the plan as progress happens. She explains techniques in plain language and helps set small, manageable goals. Alice is licensed as an LPCC and as an LPC, and she practices from California.
She accepts international clients and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Shing lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Shing works with
The areas below are the ones Shing selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify what matters most, and practice small actions that reflect those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low mood, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning. It often includes practical exercises and homework between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's own experience, using empathic listening and reflection to build understanding and self-direction.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversation and working with emotion. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messages are useful for short updates, brief check-ins, or when written reflection feels more natural. These options help people fit therapy into a busy life and stay connected between meetings.
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