Virginia Hendrickson

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Washington, DC. Works with Depression, Relationship Issues and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients in person. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• School Issues
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Child Therapy
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• HypnotherapyUses guided relaxation and focused attention (hypnosis) to help with things such as anxiety, pain, sleep or habits like smoking.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

In-person

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Depression, Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD, Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Coping Skills, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Medication Management, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Neurodivergence, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Personality Disorders, Psychosis, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Substance Use, Thinking Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, APS Healthcare, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Health Net, Kaiser (Out-of-Network), Magellan, Managed Health Network (MHN), Medicare, MultiPlan, The Alliance, TRICARE, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Wellpoint, Out of Network

Fees

Sliding scale available

Ages

Toddler, Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Education & qualifications