Bethany Virgilio, LICSW

Bethany Virgilio is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She keeps conversation straightforward and nonjudgmental so clients can leave sessions with new ideas and a sense of direction. Her approach aims to make goals feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Bethany uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address anxious thinking and panic symptoms. She mixes in mindfulness strategies to help people notice their reactions and regain calm. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used when people want to live by their values while coping with hard feelings.

Her work is client-centered, which means she listens first and shapes sessions around what each person needs. Attachment-based thinking helps when relationship patterns or connection wounds are part of the struggle. Sessions are paced to match energy and life demands so change feels doable.

Bethany has experience across a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, caregiver stress, and career or life-purpose questions. She also supports people facing family issues, parenting strain, divorce and separation, and fertility or hospice-related stress.

She practices in Rhode Island as an RI LICSW. Sessions are offered in English and include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on availability.

Practical approaches for online therapy and coping

Bethany often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new, more realistic ways of thinking. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic symptoms, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another approach she draws on; ACT helps people notice difficult feelings, clarify what matters most, and take action in line with their values despite discomfort.

She also brings attachment-based ideas into sessions when relationship patterns are a concern, exploring how early connection styles influence current reactions. Choosing the best approach is collaborative - the therapist will listen to your goals and try different strategies to find what fits your needs and preferences. You and the therapist work together to adjust pace and methods as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video can approximate an in-person conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps people keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical change.