Virginia Dickinson, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Wisconsin · 9 years in practice

Virginia Dickinson is a licensed clinical social worker who approaches therapy with a supportive, client-centered style.

License and registration

LCSW, Wisconsin: 4212-123 · expires February 2027
LCSW, Colorado: CSW.09926812 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1588282743 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Virginia

Virginia Dickinson is a licensed clinical social worker who approaches therapy with a supportive, client-centered style. She uses clear, practical conversations to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship worries, and changes in life. Her tone is interactive and down-to-earth, aimed at making a first step feel simple and doable.

Virginia blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work to help people spot patterns and try small changes.

Background and approach

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with sleep, anger, and attention to the present moment. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on skills that can be used between meetings. With nine years of experience, she has supported people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and caregiving burdens.

She also helps people handle issues like body image, chronic illness, attachment and abandonment concerns, and the emotional impact of divorce or blended family situations. Virginia works from Colorado and holds LCSW and CSW credentials. She offers straightforward guidance about coping, communication, and setting achievable goals.

Her aim is to help people find realistic ways to feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day life. People meet her for a mix of skill building, problem solving, and reflective conversation. She encourages collaboration so each plan fits the person’s needs and routines.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Virginia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Virginia names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Virginia combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that suit online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead to figure out what matters most. That approach helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which works well in brief exercises and between-session tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Virginia will work collaboratively to see which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she will adapt tools as needs change. That means trying small techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, short reflections, or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to schedule care around work, family, and daily life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship worries, addictions, trauma and abuse, and many everyday struggles such as sleep problems, parenting strain, and career stress.

How would she describe her therapy style?

Her style is supportive and interactive, using client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral tools, and solution-focused strategies to try practical changes between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She has nine years of experience working across counseling, education, the arts, and management, bringing a flexible, nontraditional background to her clinical work.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices from Colorado and holds LCSW and CSW credentials, with licensure listed for Colorado and Wisconsin as LCSW.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different scheduling needs and comfort levels.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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