Victoria Cornell Riordan, LPCC, LPC

Victoria Cornell Riordan, LPCC, LPC, approaches counseling with openness, honesty, fairness, and acceptance as guiding principles. She centers each therapeutic relationship on creating a caring space where clients can set goals that matter to them and share thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. LPCC and LPC are professional licenses that indicate training and credentialing in clinical mental health counseling.

Her clinical journey began in high school with an internship at an adolescent residential treatment facility, where she helped run equine and small animal assisted psychotherapy groups. She later joined the military with the intention of serving active duty service members and veterans in psychological roles, but a medical discharge due to chronic health conditions redirected her path to graduate study. She earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University and went on to practice as a licensed clinical counselor.

She has worked across a broad range of presenting concerns, including relationship issues, trauma, autism, depression, anxiety, ADHD, career difficulties, motivation for healthier living, and coping with major life changes. Victoria has provided care to clients ages 5 to 98 in individual, family, and group settings. She has completed additional training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, couples and family therapy, trauma-focused approaches, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and EMDR. She frequently integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help clients build practical skills and move toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Victoria frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to manage symptoms like anxiety and depression. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness - approaches that can be useful for mood instability, relationship challenges, and intense emotional reactions. For clients with trauma-related concerns, she employs EMDR when appropriate, a structured method aimed at reducing the emotional impact of distressing memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Victoria works collaboratively with each person to clarify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adjust methods over time so therapy reflects the client’s needs, values, and preferences.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility in how and when therapy happens. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from different settings, support continuity during life transitions, and allow adaptation of therapeutic techniques to fit a client’s schedule and communication style.