- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Virginia
Virginia Hagen is a Florida LMHC with 35 years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with depression, stress and anxiety, family conflicts, grief and loss, and eating disorders. She also lists addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and parenting challenges, ADHD, and other life adjustments among her practice areas.
Before focusing on mental health full time, she worked as a registered nurse for 50 years and now is retired from nursing. That nursing background included work in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. She also maintained a private practice in Crystal River, Florida for ten years and has experience with custody-related evaluations and testimony on behalf of children.
Hagen combined clinical work with faith-based training later in her career. She completed 30 credits toward a Certificate in Christian Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and was ordained by the Federation of Christian Ministers in 2019. She also completed a semester of Clinical Pastoral Education as a hospital chaplain intern at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Her approach draws on several evidence-based styles, including attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused methods. She uses practical tools and skills people can continue to use after sessions end.
People who come to her can expect a conversational style that encourages honest discussion of thoughts and feelings. She notes experience helping with blended family issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness, codependency, and many other related topics.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns influence current connections. In practice this means looking at how people reacted to caregivers and how those patterns show up in adult relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests small experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change eating and sleep habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and naming emotions to improve how people relate to themselves and others.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, what feels most useful, and try different techniques to see what fits. Planning treatment together helps match methods to concrete concerns like family-of-origin patterns, grief, or coping skills for daily stress.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules require, or reduce travel time. Discussing session length and rhythm up front lets someone shape therapy so it fits their everyday life and commitments.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with depression, stress and anxiety, family conflict, grief, eating disorders, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, ADHD, and many related life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with approaches like attachment-based work, CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused methods to help people talk through patterns and develop practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 35 years of professional experience in mental health settings and ten years running a private practice in Crystal River, Florida.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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