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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression support
About Vikki
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 23 years of experience, based in Michigan. Vikki Gardner helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and depression.
Vikki focuses on straightforward work in sessions. She treats common concerns like abandonment, communication problems, dissociation, and mood disorders. She also supports people facing postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, self-harm, women’s issues, and challenges young adults often meet.
Her practice emphasizes the client’s knowledge of their own life. Vikki starts by listening to what the person already knows about their situation. She then helps people use their strengths to tackle practical steps and decisions.
Sessions are aimed at clear problem-solving and building skills people can use between meetings. Vikki talks through communication techniques, coping strategies, and ways to notice patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. She offers straightforward feedback and practical tasks to try between sessions.
Her experience includes work across several clinical concerns and life transitions. Vikki asks about goals early so sessions stay focused. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session using the site’s online options.
Vikki practices in Michigan and holds credentials as an LPC and an LPCC. She works in English and does not accept international clients at this time.
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Approaches used in online sessions and practical fit
Two evidence-based techniques Vikki draws on are straightforward coping skills work and structured problem-solving. Coping skills work teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress so people have methods to use between sessions. Structured problem-solving breaks down real-life problems into steps, helping with relationship issues, life transitions, and communication problems.Vikki also emphasizes understanding patterns that follow trauma and loss. That involves tracking triggers, noticing unhelpful reactions, and practicing alternative responses. This approach can help with post-traumatic stress, dissociation, and issues linked to abandonment or separation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking in about what's working and adjusting strategies as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Talk with Vikki about practical scheduling and how to shape sessions so they fit everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and depression. Additional focuses include abandonment, communication problems, dissociation, and mood disorders.
What is her therapeutic approach or style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical problem-solving. Sessions emphasize listening, building on strengths, and trying concrete skills between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life-transition issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Michigan. The credentials are presented as MI LPC and OH LPCC.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person, phone, or video sessions are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the chosen location.
How do I get started with a first session?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.