Virginia Dickinson , LCSW, CSW

Virginia Dickinson is a licensed clinical social worker who brings nine years of experience to therapy in Colorado. She uses a supportive, interactive style and focuses on practical steps people can use in daily life. Her work is rooted in listening first and helping people notice what already works for them.

Virginia draws on client-centered methods to create a calm, respectful space for conversation. She also uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change how they feel. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions when they help with stress, sleep, or rumination.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, addictions, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people dealing with body image, chronic illness and caregiving strain, aging issues, and concerns related to identity and LGBT matters.

Sessions tend to be practical and goal-focused while remaining warm and person-centered. Virginia helps people set small, doable steps and checks progress together. She emphasizes clear communication, skill-building, and real-world problem solving.

People choose her for steady guidance when facing transitions, loss, or ongoing stress. Her background across counseling, education, the arts, and management informs a flexible, down-to-earth approach that aims to fit each person's needs and situation.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs, helping them feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, grief, and identity questions because sessions begin with the client's priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior experiments to test new ways of thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and patterns that keep causing stress.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and manage stress. These short exercises can be practiced during sessions and between appointments to support sleep, anger management, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose and adjust techniques based on the client's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they set clear, attainable steps and review progress as therapy unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations, phone calls can fit into a busy day, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections or follow-up between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.