About Virgen
Virgen Garcia Figueroa helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports people coping with bipolar symptoms, anger, attention challenges, family issues, and life changes. Virgen speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.
She holds an MD and is licensed as a clinical social worker in Florida as LCSW and LCSW-C. Virgen keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens first and uses reflective questions to guide conversations.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Her work draws on straightforward techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive behavior.
Client-Centered Therapy informs how she shapes the session to each person’s pace and priorities. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change, while Narrative Therapy can help reframe difficult life stories. Together these methods form a flexible way to address substance use, low mood, and trauma reactions.
With ten years of experience, Virgen adapts plans to match what a person needs right now. She emphasizes respect and compassion in every conversation. If someone decides to start, she supports them through the early steps of change.
Online approaches that match your goals
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. The therapist follows each person’s pace and priorities to create a collaborative plan that fits daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into clear steps and practical exercises.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive actions. It offers concrete tools for coping with intense feelings and improving how someone responds under pressure.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for short updates, check-ins between sessions, or when someone prefers writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work on skills between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Texas, Maryland
- Languages
- English, Spanish