Therapist profile
Virginia Hagen, LMHC
LMHC in Florida - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based methods
- Client-centered care
- CBT and DBT tools
About Virginia
Virginia Hagen is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 35 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing depression, stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, and related life changes. She also offers Christian counseling as part of her practice.
Hagen trained and worked as a registered nurse for 50 years before retiring from clinical nursing. Her work history includes inpatient and outpatient mental health settings and a private practice in Crystal River, Florida, that she ran for ten years. She has extensive experience supporting families and children with special needs and ADHD, and has worked on custody matters where she provided testimony on behalf of children.
At age 60 she returned to study at Asbury Theological Seminary, completing a 30-credit Certificate in Christian Studies in 2019. She was ordained by the Federation of Christian Ministers in 2019 and completed a semester of Clinical Pastoral Education as a hospital chaplain intern at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Her way of working emphasizes a client-centered stance that reflects attachment-focused and emotionally oriented methods when helpful. She uses practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to build coping skills you can use day to day. Sessions include conversations about feelings and practical strategies for change.
She encourages people to take small steps toward addressing problems at home or work. If you want to explore parenting stress, family conflict, grief, or managing mood and anxiety, she can be a steady professional to talk things through. To book, follow the site's matching and scheduling process to set up an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Online sessions with this therapist draw on attachment-based therapy and client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral tools. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how past and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help with family conflict and intimacy issues. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so the client leads the pace and focus of the sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what helps most in early sessions, and will adjust methods as needs evolve. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that talking from a familiar place helps them focus on practical skills and apply strategies between sessions.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, eating concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and related life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her approach is client-centered and draws on attachment-based, emotionally-focused, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavior methods to talk through feelings and build practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience in mental health and fifty years as a registered nurse before retiring from clinical nursing.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida and has worked in several Florida settings including a private practice in Crystal River and hospital chaplain work in Gainesville.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire on the site, and schedule a first session through the provided booking steps.
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