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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and trauma
About Virginia
PA Psychologist Dr. Virginia Koutsouros has 27 years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She is licensed in Pennsylvania as PA Psychologist PS015772 and works with adults on a range of concerns including sleep, anger, self esteem, and career stress.
Dr. Koutsouros uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a core method. She focuses on clear, problem-focused conversation and practical strategies people can try between sessions. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking and small behavior changes that reduce symptoms over time.
She also addresses relationship challenges, grief, and compassion fatigue using the same practical frame. For people coping with life changes or family of origin issues she breaks problems into manageable steps. When trauma, panic, or post-traumatic stress are present, she works at a pace the person can tolerate while focusing on skills to reduce distress.
Cancer-related concerns, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose are included in her clinical focus. Dr. Koutsouros offers straightforward help for people juggling work, caregiving, or medical stressors. She explains options and next steps so decisions feel clearer.
People meet her for symptom relief and practical planning rather than abstract theory. To begin, she asks a few focused questions to match treatment to current needs and goals. The first sessions concentrate on assessment and an agreed plan for what to work on next.
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How CBT translates to online sessions
CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes. That concrete focus tends to work well when people need tools for anxiety, panic, sleep problems, or low mood.CBT also uses structured exercises and homework. These might include brief tracking of moods or practicing new coping skills between meetings. That structure helps with problems like panic attacks, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and work related stress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and will recommend which techniques to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what is or isn't working.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit a meeting into a workday, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing timing and practical needs at the start makes it easier to match sessions to everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, anger, self esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focuses include cancer related concerns, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a primary approach, emphasizing clear, problem-focused conversation and practical strategies to try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 27 years of professional work experience in clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is listed as PA Psychologist PS015772 and is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.