About Shing
Shing Chin (Alice) Ginkens helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by family conflict, trauma, mood struggles, or parenting stress. She writes simply and listens closely to understand what is most pressing for each person. Alice brings two decades of experience and speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Alice works from a practical, down-to-earth stance. She asks about everyday routines and what gets in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
Together she and the person set clear goals and try small, doable changes to see what helps. Progress is checked often and plans are adjusted as needed. Her background includes work with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction-related concerns, and problems linked to family of origin.
She also supports people facing guilt, shame, abandonment worries, and the challenge of blended family life. Anger, anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes are common topics in her sessions. Alice uses a mix of methods depending on what the person needs.
She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns, client-centered listening to follow the person's lead, and emotion-focused techniques to address attachment and closeness. She has experience with trauma-focused approaches as well. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical homework when useful, and a respectful tone.
Alice tailors her plan to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Her LPCC and LPC credentials reflect her long-term work in the field and her California practice.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can support those facing anxiety, depression, or difficult life transitions by focusing on meaningful steps rather than trying to eliminate every uncomfortable feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress-related issues. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity when people feel ready.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend ways to proceed. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is reviewed over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are held. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support short check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines while keeping the focus on making steady, practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, California
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese