Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Virginia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Virginia
Virginia Hagen is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida. She has 35 years of professional experience and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. People turn to her for help with anger, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and relationship concerns.
She blends practical skills with listening and reflection. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on tools people can use between meetings. She emphasizes clear communication, emotional awareness, and building routines that reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
Virginia worked for many years as a registered nurse before retiring from that role. She has experience in a range of mental health settings, including inpatient and outpatient care. She also ran a independent practice in Crystal River, Florida for ten years.
Later in her career she pursued Christian studies and completed a certificate at Asbury Theological Seminary. She was ordained by the Federation of Christian Ministers and completed a clinical pastoral education placement as a hospital chaplain intern at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Her background includes assisting people with ADHD and special needs concerns, custody-related matters, and caregiver stress.
She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where feelings and thoughts can be shared. Virginia helps people learn skills they can use long term.
What Virginia works with
Everything Virginia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Virginia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Virginia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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 and online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in close connections and work toward healthier ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and to build different behaviors that reduce anger and anxiety.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then suggest approaches that fit. Plans are adjusted as work progresses so methods match real needs rather than a fixed plan.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging make short check-ins or skill practice easier between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum over time.
Questions people ask about Virginia
What kinds of problems can be addressed?
Virginia works with a wide range of concerns including anger, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, eating issues, addictions, and relationship problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a warm, practical approach that combines listening with teachable skills. Sessions often focus on communication, emotional awareness, and concrete tools people can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 35 years of professional experience, including work in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings and a decade running a independent practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Virginia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.