Shing Chin (Alice) Ginkens, LPCC, LPC

Oklahoma · 20 years in practice

Shing Chin (Alice) Ginkens is a licensed counselor who helps people facing family conflict, trauma, parenting stress, mood changes, and anger.

License and registration

LPC, Oklahoma: LPC03515 · expires June 2026
LPCC, California: 15321 · expires December 2027
NPI: 1750483814 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Shing

Shing Chin (Alice) Ginkens is a licensed counselor who helps people facing family conflict, trauma, parenting stress, mood changes, and anger. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and works with clients across California and beyond. Her approach focuses on practical steps and steady support so people can make real changes in daily life.

Alice draws on 20 years of experience to shape each person's plan. She listens first, then suggests ways to manage strong feelings and improve communication.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to make difficult problems easier to handle, not more confusing. Her work includes support for grief, relationship trouble, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, and career or life-purpose questions. She also helps people dealing with abandonment, blended family issues, codependency, and the stress of caregiving.

Conversations cover both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that get in the way. Alice uses tools from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. She adapts techniques to match what each person needs rather than following a single script.

Clients can expect a straightforward, respectful tone and a focus on real-world change. Alice aims to empower people to take the next step, whether that is calmer reactions, clearer boundaries, or renewed direction in life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shing lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Anger management
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Shing names

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Online support

How therapy methods translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on emotions and how they shape relationships and reactions. In practice that means noticing patterns of feeling and helping a person shift toward more helpful emotional responses, which can ease conflict and improve closeness.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful when someone wants to move forward despite worry, low mood, or life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflection so clients can find clarity and build confidence in their own direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first based on their goals, concerns, and what feels most comfortable. That plan can change over time as needs shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to keep therapy flexible. Video is useful for longer discussions and visual cues, phone calls are a lower-bandwidth option, and chat or text can fit brief check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is her style of therapy like?

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first and then offers practical strategies and emotional work tailored to each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working with people in counseling settings since 2002 and has held licensure in Oklahoma and California during her career.

What credentials and where is she based?

She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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