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Ginger Burns, LCSW, CSW

Compassionate, practical therapy rooted in body and mind

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About Ginger

Ginger Burns is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, career crossroads, and life changes. She meets people where they are and works with them to set clear, achievable goals. Ginger keeps sessions straightforward and often brings lightness when appropriate to ease heavy topics.

Ginger uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person’s strengths. She helps clients define practical steps and measures progress along the way.

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Background and approach

Sessions might focus on symptom relief, developing new routines, or building skills to cope with daily challenges. Her background includes a Master of Social Work in mental health and prior experience as a secondary school teacher. She has spent much of her clinical career supporting active-duty military members, dependents, and retirees in both CONUS and OCONUS settings.

That work shaped her ability to handle complex stress, trauma, and adjustment concerns. Ginger draws from a range of evidence-based methods including somatic approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and client-centered work. She tailors these tools to match what each person prefers and finds useful in the moment.

In sessions she helps people set measurable goals, practice skills between meetings, and notice changes over time. Her focus includes chronic pain and illness, sleep and panic symptoms, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, postpartum depression, workplace stress, and self-esteem. Ginger aims to make therapy a practical, goal-oriented process that fits each person’s life.

How Ginger’s Approaches Work Online

Somatic-informed work helps people notice how stress and emotion show up in the body. It uses gentle attention to breath, posture, and bodily signals to reduce tension and support regulation. This can be helpful for chronic pain, panic, and stress-related sleep problems.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action. It teaches simple exercises to accept difficult thoughts while taking steps toward what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies patterns of thinking and behavior and replaces them with practical alternatives to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Sessions can blend somatic, ACT, CBT, and mindfulness tools until a useful mix emerges.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This variety makes it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health constraints. It also allows work on body awareness, thought skills, and values-based goals from home using whatever communication style feels most helpful.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ginger commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, career challenges, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, panic, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include chronic pain, workplace issues, and postpartum depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered and goal oriented. Sessions combine practical skill-building, mindfulness, and somatic awareness to help with symptoms and daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ginger has nine years of clinical experience and prior work as a secondary teacher. She has provided behavioral health services to active-duty military members, dependents, and retirees in both CONUS and OCONUS settings.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker: FL LCSW SW19743 and GA LCSW CSW006723. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.