- CBT methods
- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused steps
About Denine
Denine Virgil is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns, and she lists family and parenting among her areas of focus. She also addresses issues such as guilt and shame, abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and workplace struggles.
Her sessions are interactive and direct. She treats people with respect and sensitivity and prefers honest, straightforward conversation. Denine views each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on rather than starting from what’s broken.
Clinically she draws on several approaches to guide conversations and practical steps. Denine uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thinking and solution-focused tools to set concrete next steps.
In practice she helps people talk through parenting strain, repair communication problems, work through separation and divorce concerns, and manage feelings of isolation or low motivation. She also addresses midlife questions, life purpose, and issues specific to women’s roles and transitions.
Sessions often center on clear goals and short-term changes alongside deeper exploration when useful. People can expect straightforward feedback, collaborative planning, and attention to real-life challenges that interfere with day-to-day functioning.
How Denine uses her approaches with online therapy
Denine integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies into her online practice. Client-centered work means conversations focus on what matters most to the client, with the therapist following the client’s lead to uncover strengths and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing thoughts and behaviors that feed stress or shame and testing small changes to see what helps reduce distress.She also draws on solution-focused techniques that set clear, short-term goals and identify practical steps toward them. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods over time as progress or obstacles become clearer.
If you plan to try online sessions, confirm the session formats offered before booking. The main practical benefits of remote work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and fewer errands when juggling work or parenting. Online sessions can make it easier to continue consistent appointments while balancing everyday life, and the therapist will work with clients to make sessions practical and focused on the issues they bring up.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and parenting issues, and also addresses guilt and shame and related attachment and abandonment concerns.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversation and cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify thoughts and patterns that keep someone stuck, then looks for practical steps to shift those patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of professional clinical experience as an LMFT and more than 30 years of broader work supporting people with stress and anxiety.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LMFT in California.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.