Vikki Gardner

Vikki Gardner is a licensed counselor with 23 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Vikki aims to make the first steps feel doable and acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy.

In sessions she focuses on practical conversation and problem-solving. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set clear, steady goals. Conversations may include identifying patterns, trying small changes, and working through hard memories at a pace that feels manageable.

Her background includes licensure in Michigan and Ohio as a LPC and LPCC, and she draws on more than two decades of clinical experience. That experience includes work with trauma and mood concerns, as well as life transitions such as divorce and separation.

Vikki works with issues like abandonment, communication problems, dissociation, postpartum and post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, and self-harm concerns. She also supports young adults and women navigating identity and life purpose questions.

Her style is straightforward and encouraging. She helps people notice small shifts that add up over time and supports practical choices for daily life. To start, she asks people to share what matters most and then builds a plan together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Vikki draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and trauma-informed care. Practical change approaches help people identify unhelpful patterns and try small behavioral shifts to improve daily functioning. Trauma-informed work focuses on pacing, safety, and processing difficult memories so progress can happen without feeling overwhelmed.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide what methods to try first. Adjustments are made over time based on what feels helpful and workable for the individual.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also offer shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited, depending on the formats available. Licensed professionals can work with you to shape sessions that fit your routine and goals.