- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Ginger
Ginger Blacksmith is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Arkansas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and addictions. She also helps people dealing with grief, parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues around guilt and shame.
Ginger draws on client-centered methods to focus on each person's concerns. She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients notice patterns and try different strategies. Solution-focused techniques guide short-term goal setting and practical steps people can use between sessions.
Her background includes faith-informed counseling and coaching elements for those who find that helpful. In sessions she aims to work alongside clients, clarifying what matters to them and finding concrete ways to change daily habits. She talks through coping skills for overwhelm, tools for anger and addiction, and ways to rebuild self-esteem after painful events.
Ginger also works with people affected by abandonment, family of origin issues, domestic violence, first responder and veteran concerns, and caregiver stress. She addresses forgiveness, life purpose, midlife shifts, and recovery from substance problems with the same practical focus.
Sessions include conversational exploration, skill practice, and short-term goal planning. Prospective clients who want to know specific session formats should confirm options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach give space for people to describe what they feel and what they want to change, while the therapist clarifies goals and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In online work CBT often means setting simple experiments between sessions and reviewing what worked, which can help with anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem.
Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused method that supports people who are ambivalent about change. It is useful for addiction, motivation struggles, and making lasting behavioral shifts by exploring personal reasons for change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help decide which methods to try based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
The profile does not list which session formats are used for online work, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join without a commute. Licensed professionals can adapt practical tools and homework to the online setting so clients can practice new skills between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Arkansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside evidence-based techniques to help clients name their feelings, test unhelpful beliefs, and practice different responses over time.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of work in counseling and coaching, including faith-informed practice for those who want it.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Arkansas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in Arkansas; language of service is English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.