- Anxiety and stress
- Family conflict help
- CBT and attachment
About Virginia
Virginia Hagen is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 35 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with depression, stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief, eating concerns, and related struggles. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.
Before focusing on counseling, she worked as a registered nurse for 50 years and has experience across mental health settings including inpatient and outpatient care. She ran a private practice in Crystal River, Florida for 10 years and has worked extensively with children who have special needs and with custody-related matters. Her background includes court testimony concerning children in custody cases.
Later in her career she pursued Christian studies, completing a Certificate in Christian Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in 2019 and receiving ordination from the Federation of Christian Ministers the same year. She also completed a semester of Clinical Pastoral Education as a hospital chaplain intern at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
In sessions she uses a range of approaches and practical tools so people can learn skills they continue to use after therapy. Her work includes attachment-based ideas, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused practices. She often draws on life experience and clinical practice to guide conversations about change.
Virginia describes the first step as the hardest and encourages those ready to begin to follow the simple steps to schedule a first session. Her practice is located in Florida and she offers services in English.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Virginia blends cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas in ways that focus on daily problems and relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves looking at thoughts and behaviors and practicing specific skills to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior, which can help with intimacy, family conflict, and trust concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss methods with each person and together decide what feels most useful based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process includes trying techniques and adjusting the focus as needed to fit what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online or in-person options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten commute time, and offer different ways to check in when schedules are tight. Some session types can require less bandwidth or allow audio-only conversations for simpler check-ins, so reviewing format options early helps match sessions to everyday life.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with depression, stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family conflict, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening and practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, attachment work, and emotionally-focused approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience and a long history working in mental health settings as well as private practice.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are in person, by video, or by phone.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and services; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.