- Values focused
- Practical steps
- Warm listening
About Vicki
Vicki Zeitner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, difficult moods, and relationship struggles. She focuses on clear, practical conversations that help people make decisions, improve communication, and handle life transitions. Her style is casual and conversational, with an emphasis on listening and understanding.
Vicki has worked in community mental health, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment settings. She also spent nearly 15 years in academia, so she understands the rhythms of university life. Her life experience includes time on both the east and west coasts and living in urban and rural communities.
Her approach is shaped by the client’s needs and values. She uses methods such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and solution-focused work for many concerns. Vicki pays attention to how people talk to themselves and how early relationships shape habitual reactions.
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. She asks questions, offers alternatives, and may suggest resources to use between meetings. Vicki emphasizes clarifying values and strengths and helping people apply what they learn outside of sessions.
Vicki welcomes diversity and treats people with dignity. She does not treat active addictions, acute psychiatric conditions, active eating disorders, or self-harm. People who are introspective, willing to reflect, and ready to do work between sessions tend to do well with her approach.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with them, which can help with stress, life transitions, and purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and it offers practical skills to reduce anxiety and depressed mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape patterns in close relationships and communication, and it helps people notice and change those patterns.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That means starting with simple steps and shifting methods as needed rather than committing to a single path from the outset.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be arranged. Many people find online sessions help them fit counseling into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, making it easier to schedule around work or caregiving, or allowing a shorter check-in when days are tight. A therapist can also suggest home-based exercises and resources to use between sessions to reinforce progress.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Vicki help with?
Vicki works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, career issues, grief, trauma and related concerns including money and financial issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is casual and conversational. She listens closely, asks questions, and offers practical options to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in community mental health, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment settings, plus substantial academic experience.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices in Oregon.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.