Lindsey Vining , LCSW

Lindsey Vining is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to parenting and career changes. She brings 15 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Her style is direct and encouraging. Lindsey uses warmth and a bit of humor to build trust and keep work moving forward. She aims to make sessions focused and actionable while staying compassionate and nonjudgmental.

Lindsey blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered listening to understand priorities, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and acceptance-based ideas to help people live with difficult feelings. She also draws on attachment-focused thinking when relationships and family history matter.

Over the last 15 years she has worked in inpatient and outpatient programs, crisis and shelter settings, community mental health, and medical clinics. That range gives her experience with trauma, homelessness, domestic violence, and complex mental health concerns. Those roles inform how she plans care and supports safety.

Sessions are practical and goal oriented. Lindsey collaborates on goals, teaches skills, and checks in about progress. She encourages people to try small, manageable changes between sessions and brings adjustments when something isn’t working. She uses the LCSW credential to guide ethical, professional practice while keeping everyday language in the room.

How Lindsey’s approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, grief, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for depression, anxiety, and coping skills practice. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand relationship fears, communication problems, and trust issues.

Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. Lindsey will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation, then adjust the plan together based on what helps. She aims to use practical steps you can try between sessions and checks in about progress to fine-tune the work.

Online therapy offers scheduling flexibility and easier access to ongoing care. Video calls let you work face-to-face from wherever you are, phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging makes short check-ins and skill practice possible between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity when travel or time zones are a factor.