I am originally from Reno Nevada. I have been licensed as a clinical social worker since 2012. I have vast experience with grief counseling, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, as well as caregiving. I have worked in dialysis and extensively with Alzheimer's. I prefer to use cognitive behavioral therapy and client centered therapy. I believe in the importance of journaling and focusing on the positive, rather than the negative; and in that I try to empower my clients in every way that I can.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, 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, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, 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), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
TN LCSW 6580
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She’s the best. She’s thoughtful, caring, and offers constructive and practical advice and support.
Written on Jul 09, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, and self esteem
Virginia is kind, intelligent, and easy to have a conversation with. You can really tell that she cares about what you're saying, and that she has a passion for helping people.
Written on May 04, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Haven't had a formal session yet but she's been very good at responding to my messages and ask how I'm doing 9
Written on Apr 02, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Talking to Virginia really helped clarify some very foundational concerns my long distance partner and I had been wrangling with for some time. She was very helpful in helping us see our situation more objectively and realistically.
Written on Mar 16, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
She is a great at what she does. She listens and helps me through my problems.
Written on Feb 02, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts
Virginia had been such a blessing. Would write more but I'm out of time!
Written on Jan 02, 2023 after therapy with Virginia for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd