About Victoria
Victoria Schmidt is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of professional experience in mental health. She practices client-centered therapy and focuses on creating an open, respectful space for people to talk about what matters to them. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate changes at work and in life.
She also supports those facing depression, grief, addiction concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. Conversations are direct and practical to fit a busy life.
How Victoria works
Victoria draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person's pace. Sessions focus on understanding what you value, naming obstacles, and finding workable next steps. She listens without judgment and responds to what you bring to the room.
Her background includes two decades of hands-on experience addressing family of origin issues, communication problems, and blended family concerns. She also works with people coping with chronic pain, serious illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life matters. Victoria brings particular attention to challenges like ADHD symptoms, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and sleep problems.
She also addresses fertility and fatherhood issues, divorce and separation, and isolation or loneliness. The approach is collaborative and practical, aimed at helping each person move forward. Sessions are offered in English and are provided to people located in Michigan.
Victoria holds an MI LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - and focuses on meeting people where they are.
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What Victoria works with
The areas below are the ones Victoria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Client-centered care online and how it helps
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgment. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person identify their own goals. This approach is useful for concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and coping with life changes because it centers the person's values and choices.In practice, sessions look like steady, attentive conversation. Victoria will work with clients to set goals, test small changes, and adapt methods when something isn't working. Deciding on the right approach is collaborative - she helps clients choose what fits their needs and comfort level as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good when face-to-face interaction matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text offer quick, flexible ways to keep momentum between longer conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and reach a licensed professional from different locations.
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