Bethany Virgilio, LICSW
Compassionate practical help for anger and anxiety
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Bethany works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Bethany
Bethany Virgilio is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 20 years in mental health. She offers straightforward, nonjudgmental conversations that aim to make goals feel manageable. Her approach is calm and practical, which can help when anger, anxiety, stress, or life transitions feel overwhelming.
Bethany draws on mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns in their thoughts and behavior. She uses cognitive behavioral methods to break problems into small, doable steps.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are woven in to help clients clarify values and take action that matters to them. Her background includes extensive work with anxiety and panic, and she has experience across the adult lifespan from young adults to older adults. That experience shapes how she breaks down bigger problems into short-term skills and longer-term changes.
She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, grief, and issues like burnout and compassion fatigue. Sessions tend to focus on practical tools - breathing and grounding, thought tracking, and value-based goal setting. Bethany keeps language simple and offers concrete homework that fits into busy lives.
The work aims to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and restore a sense of control. Bethany practices in Rhode Island as an RI LICSW. She conducts sessions in English and offers video, phone, chat, and messaging formats that can fit a range of schedules.
What Bethany works with
Everything Bethany lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Bethany's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Bethany lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can try online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It uses acceptance of difficult feelings alongside committed action to reduce struggling with emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to change behavior and reduce symptoms like anxiety and panic. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bethany will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their goals and daily life. Together they will try techniques, tweak them, and choose tools that feel helpful for anger, stress, relationship concerns, or other issues on the list of specialties.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and guided exercises. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is low or a quieter space is easier to arrange. Live chat and messaging can be a quick way to check in, get short coaching between sessions, or fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and practice skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Bethany
What concerns does she address?
She helps with anger, anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, and other life changes listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions emphasize simple skills, clear goals, and using mindfulness to manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in mental health, including extensive work with anxiety and panic.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an RI LICSW, which means Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Rhode Island, and practices in Rhode Island.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.