Virginia Hagen, LMHC

Virginia Hagen is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 35 years of professional experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, eating difficulties, and anger. Sessions are offered in English and align with her background in nursing and pastoral training.

She began her professional life as a registered nurse and worked for five decades in a variety of mental health settings, including inpatient and outpatient care. She also ran a private practice in Crystal River, Florida, for ten years and has experience with custody-related matters. That clinical history informs how she notices safety, behavior patterns, and practical supports.

Later she pursued Christian studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, earning a certificate, 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. Those experiences add a pastoral perspective when clients request faith-informed conversation.

Her approach blends client-centered methods, attachment-based ideas, CBT, DBT, and emotionally focused work. In sessions she helps people name patterns, try out different responses, and practice skills they can use between meetings. She includes practical resources and exercises meant to be useful beyond the therapy hour.

Virginia describes the first step as a small, brave choice. She encourages clear goals and straightforward steps in therapy, and she talks frankly about coping strategies for anger, stress, and relationship strain.

How her approaches translate to online work