Profile / Australia
Virginia Green, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - Stress and addictions
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Virginia
Virginia Green is an AASW social worker with four years of professional experience in Australia. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem and depression. Her work focuses on practical steps people can try to feel steadier day to day.
Virginia uses straightforward conversation to identify the habits and thoughts that make problems worse. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client‑centred and mindfulness approaches. Sessions look at what is happening now and which small changes might make life easier.
People often bring issues around communication, feeling isolated, guilt and shame, or questions about life purpose. Virginia also supports those struggling with process addictions such as gambling, exercise or pornography, and practical goals like smoking or vaping cessation. She offers a direct approach to sorting out financial stress and men’s issues as they come up in conversation.
Her style emphasises collaboration and clear steps. Conversations include noticing unhelpful thinking, practising different responses, and using brief exercises between sessions. Motivational Interviewing techniques are used to help people clarify what they want to change and commit to that next step.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and session cost varies with location.
How Virginia uses CBT and ACT online
Virginia frequently combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a practical way. CBT helps people identify thinking patterns that add to stress or anxiety and then try small behavioural experiments to test different responses. ACT focuses on what matters most to the person and uses acceptance and value‑based actions to move toward those goals.She also uses client‑centred and mindfulness techniques to slow things down, listen to what matters, and practise present‑moment awareness. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at goals, preferences and what fits day to day, then agree on steps to try in sessions and between meetings.
The practice requires potential clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments, allow shorter check‑in meetings when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists also use practical exercises and worksheets that clients can work on between sessions to keep progress moving.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self‑esteem and depression, plus related concerns like isolation, guilt, money problems and social anxiety.
How would she use CBT in sessions?
CBT is used to notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions often include practical exercises and short tasks to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional experience as an AASW social worker working in Australia.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in Australia and holds the AASW credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Session cost varies with location and the service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.