Ginger Burns, LCSW, CSW

Ginger Burns is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and life transitions. She uses straightforward, goal-focused work so parents and busy people can see practical change without extra jargon. Ginger brings a warm, down-to-earth manner and a bit of well-timed humor to sessions.

She frames therapy around the client’s goals and strengths. That means making measurable steps and checking progress along the way. Sessions can be brief and solution-focused or longer and exploratory depending on what a person needs.

Ginger trained in social work and also worked as a secondary teacher. She holds a Master of Social Work and has nine years providing behavioral health services. Her background includes work with military-affiliated populations and a range of medical and mental health settings, which shaped her practical approach to common problems like insomnia, chronic pain, and adjustment to life changes.

Her methods draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered care. In practice this looks like building skills for stress and sleep, learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts, and using values to guide decisions.

Ginger aims to help people uncover strengths they already have and to build small, achievable habits. She works with adults on concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, workplace issues, and self-esteem, guiding each person toward clearer goals and measurable progress.

How Ginger brings evidence-based methods online

Ginger often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, or insomnia. CBT focuses on practical skill building and short-term strategies for relief.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Client-centered work is woven through both approaches, meaning sessions are guided by the person's goals and preferences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ginger collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and new challenges arise.

Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different days and routines. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text fits quick check-ins or brief coaching. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, medical care, and family life.