- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Vicki
Vicki Farley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alabama with 20 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, client-centered style and listens first so people can tell their story and begin to heal. Her work often focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and life changes.
Vicki pairs a Rogerian, person-focused manner with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy when helpful. She also draws on ideas from Jungian and Adlerian thought and uses mindfulness skills for coping and emotion regulation.
Background and approach
The result is an approach that aims to fit the person, not force the person to fit a method. Her background includes independent practice and addictions treatment programs, giving her experience with straightforward problems and long-term complex issues. That range means she can help people manage medical or caregiving stresses, chronic illness, sleep problems, and caregiver fatigue, among other concerns.
Vicki works with adults who bring concerns such as relationship strains, family and parenting stress, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career or self-esteem issues. She also supports those facing end-of-life topics, hospice and grief work, and substance use and recovery. Sessions use talk, skill practice, and short-term coaching when appropriate.
The focus is practical: reduce distress, build coping skills, and clarify next steps. Vicki aims to be steady and present while helping people move toward clearer choices.
What Vicki works with
Everything Vicki lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vicki helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Approaches Vicki lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Vicki’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Vicki uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and building a respectful relationship first. This helps people feel heard and shapes the work that follows, whether the focus is parenting stress, grief, or everyday anxiety.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she brings in to support emotion regulation and reduce reactivity through simple attention practices.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Vicki collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full conversation and seeing nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people send updates or use shorter coaching-style interactions between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep steady momentum on goals.
Questions people ask about Vicki
What concerns does Vicki commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, bipolar, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing first on listening. She blends that with practical CBT skills, mindfulness, and insight-oriented ideas depending on the situation.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience in independent practice and addictions treatment programs, working with a wide range of problems from simple to complex.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Alabama.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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