Vicki Zeitner, LPC

Vicki Zeitner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and relationship patterns. She keeps sessions conversational and practical, listening closely and helping clients clarify values and next steps.

She draws on 17 years of clinical experience across community mental health, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment settings. Her background also includes nearly 15 years in academia, which gives her insight into university life and its stresses. She has lived in diverse communities on both coasts and understands multicultural contexts.

Vicki blends approaches to match each person's needs. She commonly uses CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to address anxious or depressed moods, and Attachment-Based perspectives to examine how early relationships shape current patterns. She emphasizes mindfulness and noticing how self-talk influences feeling and behavior.

Sessions are casual, curious, and collaborative. Vicki asks questions, offers alternatives, and suggests resources clients can try between sessions. She focuses on helping people improve communication, find better work-life balance, and make clearer decisions when facing transitions or losses.

She does not provide treatment for active addictions, acute psychiatric conditions, active eating disorders, or self-harm. Vicki welcomes diverse backgrounds and supports people who are willing to reflect, tolerate discomfort, and do the work between sessions.

Therapy with Vicki can include practical exercises and skills practice. Her aim is to help people regain perspective, cope with change, and move toward choices that fit their values.

Online approaches that fit your life

Vicki commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes short exercises, practical homework, and skills to manage anxiety and low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another frequent influence; it focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy helps look at how early relationships shape current patterns in connection and communication, which can be useful for resolving recurring relationship difficulties.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking to one method no matter what.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use conversation plus visual cues for deeper work. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, quick coaching, and ongoing practice between sessions. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, different communication styles, and follow-up between meetings.