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to Society, Ginger has beaten the odds and statistics
that were set against her. She should have been on welfare
with many fatherless children, incarcerated, or a substance
abuser but God chose to guide her another way and saved
her from the adversity that others thought she was destined
to fulfill.
Ginger believes that, through
the Lord’s anointing, she has been called to fulfill
the words found in Isaiah 61:1-3: “The Spirit of the
Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to
bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me
to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to
the captives, and the opening of the prison to those
who are bound, to comfort all who mourn, to give instead
of ashes, the oil of gladness, instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit” (RSV).
Through the practice and ministry of counseling, Ginger
believes that she is destined to walk worthy of the
vocation and purpose that God has chosen for her life
to encourage and comfort those who are wounded, and
in need of healing, which only the love and grace of
God can provide.
Ginger has worked extensively
with persons diagnosed as having HIV/AIDS, Substance
Abuse, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities,
and Mental Health Issues such as depression, bi-polar
disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality, anti-social
personality disorder, and those with dual diagnoses.
Her specialties include dealing with issues pertaining
to self-esteem, negative self-image, grief and loss,
and relational issues. She has facilitated groups dealing
with addictions, self-esteem and HIV/AIDS. She has facilitated
eight-week courses HIV/AIDS education, and seminars
with teenage girls that focused on HIV/AIDS and other
sexually transmitted diseases that are rising within
the African American Community and among those seeking
substance abuse treatment. Ginger has received specialized
training in diversity, HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, and
Crisis Intervention.
Ginger interned at Calvary’s
Alternative to Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CATAADA) House
and The Gospel Rescue Mission’s Transforming Lives Ministry
(TLM) and is presently volunteering there weekly as
a Therapist.
She enjoys empowering individuals
to become aware of the role of their choices and behavior
in their lives and to make changes in their lives that
will make them more productive individuals. She also
believes that it is important for people to realize
how God views them in order to help them become the
person that God intended them to be and conquer the
negative images that they may. Ginger considers her
style of counseling eclectic, thus allowing the utilization
of the best method to address the needs of the client.
She believes it is the integration of the clinical with
the spiritual along with the guidance of the Holy Spirit
that effects change in the client.
Ginger earned a Bachelor
of Science Degree from Howard University in Liberal
Arts in 1989, where she majored in Psychology and minored
in Human Development. She also earned a Master of Arts
Degree in Community Counseling from Regent University
in 2005 and plans to enter a doctoral program in the
future. Ginger is also eligible to become a Certified
Addictions Counselor and is certified as an HIV/AIDS
Instructor. She also worships at Greater Mount Calvary
Holy Church where she is spiritually nourished and has
grown tremendously. Through this ministry, she received
a Certificate in Biblical Studies in 1996 and completed
the Lay Counselor’s Training in 2002. Ginger is a native
Washingtonian and has worked in the human services field
for the past 15 years working with a various populations
and issues primarily in case management, counseling
and training.
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