Lindsey Vining, LCSW

Lindsey Vining is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 15 years of experience supporting adults, adolescents, and children through a wide range of life challenges. She has provided care across inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health programs, and medical clinics, working with people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health conditions, and homelessness.

Her therapeutic approach is motivating and supportive while remaining direct, and she often brings humor and optimism into the work to build trust and encourage progress. Lindsey primarily draws from person-centered and cognitive-behavioral frameworks and integrates Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to create treatment plans tailored to each person she sees. As a licensed social worker, she focuses on practical strategies while honoring each client s goals and experiences.

Lindsey prides herself on offering compassionate, non-biased, and non-judgmental care. She emphasizes collaboration and adapts sessions to fit individual needs, whether addressing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship or family concerns, addictions, eating and body image issues, parenting challenges, or career and life transitions. She makes every effort to accommodate schedules and time zones and asks prospective clients to message directly if her listed availability does not match their needs. Lindsey checks messages daily except Sundays and looks forward to partnering with those ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic relationship where the client s own goals guide the work. This approach helps people who need a supportive space to explore values, identity, and motivation for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical strategies and skill building. CBT is commonly used for issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and relationship that developed in early life and how they affect current relationships and intimacy. It can be especially helpful for those dealing with abandonment, adoption or foster care histories, trust and commitment concerns, and family or blended family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lindsey, as a licensed professional, collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy schedules or geographic constraints. Working by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility to attend sessions from home, while allowing for ongoing communication between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care and to choose the format that best supports healing and growth.