Therapist profile
Virginia Dickinson, LCSW, CSW
Colorado
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Wisconsin / 4212-123; LCSW, Colorado / CSW.09926812
- NPI
- 1588282743
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- Client-centered methods
- CBT and mindfulness
- Solution-focused work
About Virginia
Virginia Dickinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Colorado with nine years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with addictions, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting stress, and codependency.
Her style is interactive and client-centered. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear discussion rather than abstract theory. She combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to help people identify what is getting in the way and try different ways of coping.
Virginia draws on a varied background that includes counseling, education, the arts, and management. That mix informs a flexible approach - she listens for what a person already does well, then suggests concrete changes to try. She encourages small experiments that can shift routines, thinking, and relationships over time.
When grief or loss is part of the picture, she applies skills developed from grief work to help people organize feelings and daily life. Motivational interviewing is used when someone is facing change related to addiction or other behaviors, to clarify goals and build commitment.
Practical concerns such as sleep, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career strain are addressed with straightforward strategies. People learn to set clearer boundaries, notice automatic thoughts, and plan small, manageable steps. If you want to understand patterns like people-pleasing or trouble saying no, she talks through examples and practices different responses together.
How sessions work
How her approaches map to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In practice this looks like open conversation, reflective feedback, and building on strengths to address relationship patterns and day-to-day stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It works well for anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and patterns like people-pleasing because it pairs clear skills with short experiments to try between sessions. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and helps reduce reactivity to strong emotions. It can be useful for managing grief, anger, or chronic stress by practicing awareness and simple grounding techniques. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try techniques together, and adjust based on what helps. That means sessions can shift toward skill-building, problem-solving, or deeper listening depending on each person’s needs. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel on difficult days. Many people find that doing practical CBT assignments, mindfulness practices, or motivational conversations by video or phone fits into everyday life without major schedule changes.Areas of focus
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, addictions, sleep issues, parenting stress, and codependency-related patterns.
How would she work with people-pleasing or boundary issues?
Her approach uses client-centered conversation and practical exercises. She helps name common patterns, practice small boundary changes, and track what feels different.
What is her background and experience?
She has nine years of experience and a background spanning counseling, education, the arts, and management which informs a flexible clinical style.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LCSW and CSW licensed in Colorado and works with adults in that state.
Does she work in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.