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Denine Virgil, LMFT
California
LMFT focused on stress and anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Parenting concerns
- Self-esteem work
About Denine
Denine Virgil is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. Her background includes work across related areas such as communication problems, caregiver stress, and life purpose concerns.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and solution-focused methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sessions emphasize clear, practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when motivation or readiness to change is a barrier.
Denine describes her approach as direct and interactive. She aims to be honest and respectful while helping people build skills for daily life. Conversations are shaped around goals like improving mood, reducing worry, handling parenting challenges, and repairing relationships with others.
She draws on decades of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, and applies that experience to current concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, guilt, and isolation. Therapy can include work on communication, forgiveness, and rebuilding self-worth.
Practical problem solving is often part of sessions. That might mean identifying patterns of thinking, trying small behavior changes, or practicing new ways to talk about difficult topics. Clients are invited to set priorities and rate whether a strategy is working so plans can be adjusted.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Denine commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, low mood, and stress. She also draws on client-centered methods that focus on listening and reflecting to help people clarify goals. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding momentum or deciding on a first step.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what is helpful. Decisions about techniques and pacing are collaborative and tied to the client’s priorities.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some clients prefer video for face-to-face conversation while others choose audio for lower bandwidth or less on-camera time. The practical aim is to match session style and scheduling to everyday life and responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, and workplace problems.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses through small, practical experiments between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of clinical experience as an LMFT and over 30 years of additional professional experience addressing stress, anxiety, and related life challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a California LMFT and practices from California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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