Virginia Green

Virginia Green is an AASW social worker with four years of professional experience. She offers practical support for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, low mood and addictions. She aims to make the first step easier and provides calm, down-to-earth guidance for change.

In sessions she focuses on building an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about. Conversations centre on what matters to the person and on workable steps to reduce distress. She encourages small changes people can use between meetings to gain momentum.

Her work often helps when confidence has taken a hit after trauma, difficult relationships, or ongoing pressures. She also supports people dealing with process addictions such as gambling, exercise or pornography, and those wanting help with smoking or vaping cessation. Practical problem solving and clearer daily routines often feature in her approach.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and next steps. Motivational Interviewing can be used to boost readiness for change, while mindfulness practices help reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. The focus is on making therapy useful in everyday life and helping people regain a sense of control, purpose and self-respect.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about their values and take small steps that match what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and making sustained changes when old patterns keep returning.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with everyday experiments. It is practical for anxiety, social phobia, and managing repetitive thinking that fuels distress.

Mindfulness practices are used to slow reactivity and improve concentration; these techniques can be helpful alongside other approaches when overwhelm or trauma symptoms are present.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. This means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list which online formats are provided, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. It can also let people practise skills in the places they live and then discuss how those strategies worked with the therapist.