- Client-centered care
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Trauma-focused work
About Ginger
Ginger Santiago is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and depression, and she also addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and issues like anger and self-esteem.
She approaches therapy from a client-centered perspective. That means she treats the person as the expert on their life and looks for individual strengths to build on. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing is part of her style when people need help finding reasons and energy to change.
Ginger has experience with trauma-related issues including post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and veteran and armed forces concerns. She also works with people dealing with guilt and shame, caregiver stress, workplace problems, and life transitions such as divorce or separation.
Sessions are aimed at helping people sort through upsetting feelings and set manageable goals. Conversations often include clear steps to try between meetings, and revisiting what worked and what did not. The tone is direct and practical, focused on small changes that add up.
Ginger practices in Florida and conducts therapy in English. The profile notes that therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and strengths. Online sessions using this approach keep the conversation focused on what matters to the client and on identifying strengths that can be used between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot specific thought and behavior patterns that make stress, anxiety, or depression worse. In online sessions CBT often includes simple exercises and homework to practice new skills between appointments, such as tracking thoughts or trying small behavioral experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ginger collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit best based on their concerns, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the mix of conversation, practical exercises, and goal-setting as the client progresses.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so people can use a break at work for an appointment. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like worksheets, brief exposures, or motivational exercises for remote sessions to keep the focus on practical steps rather than long explanations.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and bipolar-related concerns among others.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different ways of responding to guilt and shame.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of experience providing mental health care and lists work with trauma, grief, mood concerns, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.