Ready to maximize your impact while staying balanced and focused?
Ginger DeFrancesch, Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional
You remember a time when burnout at work or at home weren’t the “norm”… but those days feel like a distant memory. Don’t you wish you had the tools to change that?
You’ve come to the right place.
I’m Ginger, and I help high achievers just like you: individuals who have it within them to build healthy and thriving professional and personal lives.
My clients find the calm, clarity, and confidence they have always wanted. Equipping them with the tools they need to advance in their careers while leading the family they love.
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Many of today’s solutions for anxiety and stress are focused on medications and avoidance that don’t address all types of anxiety or allow the individual to overcome/manage the hardships they are faced with day to day, leading so many to feel like they are stuck and never going to make real progress. I know that your circumstances are unique, so your counseling journey will be a collaborative journey with your personal growth and achievement goals in mind.
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First, we will examine the life changes/circumstances that are keeping you stuck in the constant stressed out state that has you less productive at work and short tempered at home. Then, we will work on strategies and behavioral changes that will be most effective for you. Through our work together, you’ll be able to navigate your personal and professional relationships with ease and create balance in your life to allow you to thrive personally and professionally.
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I am dedicated to helping people be the best version of themselves at work and at home.
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My training in stress and anxiety management means I have the expertise you need and deserve to improve your life balance and satisfaction. But at the end of the day, you want to know you’re working with someone who “gets” what it means to be a focused high achiever at work while also raising a family with love at home struggling with feeling less than 100% at one or the other, right?
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I get it! I have been pulled between two worlds that are important to me for different reasons and wanted to be the picture of perfection for each. I know that sometimes it seems impossible to prevent overwhelm and burnout when juggling work and home responsibilities. So when we work together, you won’t just get a trained therapist; you’ll get someone who truly understands your struggle.
My Qualifications
Education and Licensure
~ Licensed Professional Counselor
(License #7313) from the South Carolina Board of Examiners​
~ Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) Certification #70820
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~ Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) trained, 2023
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~ M. A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling from Webster University, 2009
~ B.A. Cultural Resource Management from Southeastern Louisiana University, 1995
Experience
~ I bring over 15 years of experience in mental health and leadership to my work with high achieving professionals and parents in the Upstate.
~ My career spans both inpatient and outpatient care, where I have worked extensively with diverse populations and managed multidisciplinary teams.
~ I began at the Greenville Mental Health Center, providing counseling services for more than four years. I then advanced to the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health, where I spent nine years. During that time, I transitioned from direct clinical care into leadership, serving as Director of Outpatient Services for over five years. In this role, I oversaw program development, clinical operations, and staff supervision, while expanding access to care and improving service delivery.
~ This blend of clinical expertise and leadership experience now informs my work in private practice, where I help high achievers build resilience, manage stress, and sustain long-term success.
Community Support
~ I'm a member of the Junior League of Greenville, which is an organization of women committed to advancing women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. The Junior League of Greenville, Inc. engages in initiatives that help women in our community overcome barriers, focusing on human trafficking and economic mobility.
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~ I served as President on the Board of a non-profit, Mental Health Champions, begun for the purpose of enhancing the work of multiple community agencies through the provision of resources, support, advocacy, and community connection with consumers in Greenville County.
Education and Work Experience
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