Virginia Hagen

Virginia Hagen, LMHC, helps people who are dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain. She brings 35 years of professional experience and a calm, down-to-earth style. Her background includes long clinical work in mental health settings and a decade running a private practice in Crystal River, Florida.

She is also a Registered Nurse with 50 years of nursing experience and has worked across inpatient and outpatient mental health services. That nursing background shaped a practical approach to care and comfort with medical and caregiving concerns. She has experience supporting parents and individuals connected to special needs and ADHD issues, and has experience with custody-related work in legal settings.

Virginia blends several therapeutic approaches into straightforward sessions. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at close relationships, client-centered listening to follow each person’s pace, and cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and emotionally-focused work also inform her sessions when they match a person’s needs.

She completed a Certificate in Christian Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and was ordained by the Federation of Christian Ministers in 2019. Virginia also served as a hospital chaplain intern during Clinical Pastoral Education at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

Her goal is to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can name difficult emotions and learn skills they can use after therapy ends. She encourages small steps and practical tools that fit everyday life.

How these approaches translate to online support

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect reactions today. Online sessions can use this work to help people identify relationship patterns and try different ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and following each person's pace, giving space for people to name feelings and priorities during a session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may blend approaches so work stays practical and relevant to everyday life.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to continue skill practice between sessions and to bring real-life situations into discussion.