About Vickie
Vickie Lane is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. Vickie creates a calm space where people can share difficult thoughts and feelings without judgment.
She supports practical steps toward clearer goals and healthier routines. Vickie uses straightforward, person-focused methods to help people find what works for them. She listens first to understand what feels most pressing.
How Vickie works
Then she helps set small, manageable goals that build confidence over time. Sessions often include skill practice and everyday tools to handle strong emotions. Her approach draws on client-centered techniques that prioritize each person’s perspective.
She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage intense emotions. Motivational interviewing comes into play when someone needs support finding the drive to change. Vickie has worked across a range of concerns including parenting strain, relationship and family conflict, self-esteem and body image, chronic illness, and work-related stress.
She also supports people facing bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and substance use issues. Her background gives her experience adapting methods to varied needs. People who prefer clear guidance and practical tools often find her approach helpful.
She aims to make the work feel doable rather than overwhelming. The focus is on steady progress and concrete changes that fit real life.
Vickie lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Vickie works with
The areas below are the ones Vickie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s perspective. It emphasizes empathy and respect and helps people feel heard while they work toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it’s useful for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving everyday challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, includes skills for handling strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with impulsivity, anger, and relationship stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together so it matches real life needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is helpful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be a good option for quick check-ins, journaling-style reflection, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These formats let people access consistent care without traveling and fit into busy schedules.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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