- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Vivian
Vivian Litterell is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 28 years of experience helping people navigate stress, parenting challenges, grief, and mood concerns. She welcomes straightforward conversations and practical steps that make daily life easier. Her approach is calm and respectful, aimed at helping parents and individuals feel understood and more capable.
Vivian uses clear, outcome-focused tools from cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered methods that follow the client’s pace and priorities.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes. Sessions focus on real situations a parent or adult faces. This can include coping with anxiety, mood swings, family conflict, or the effects of past trauma.
The work is often practical - setting small goals, trying new routines, and then checking what helps. Vivian has worked across age groups since 1998 and practices in Oklahoma. She keeps language plain and avoids jargon so people can use what they learn right away.
She values empathy and steady support while people try new ways of handling stress. People who choose Vivian usually want a therapist who listens, offers concrete options, and helps them build routines that fit family life. Her style blends empathy with focused tools to move toward clearer days and steadier moods.
What Vivian works with
Everything Vivian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vivian helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vivian lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that guide online parenting and mood work
Vivian often uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice and change thought patterns that worsen anxiety or low mood. CBT offers concrete exercises and short experiments that can reduce worry and improve daily routines. She also uses client-centered methods that emphasize listening and following a person’s priorities, which helps parents and adults set goals that fit their life.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Vivian will talk about options and test what fits with a client’s needs and goals. Together they choose which strategies to try and adjust them over time based on what works best.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video sessions let people work visually through family routines and behavior coaching, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy family life.
Questions people ask about Vivian
What concerns does Vivian commonly address?
Vivian works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, grief, anger, trauma and related concerns such as ADHD and bipolar mood challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques. Sessions often focus on small, doable steps and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
How much experience does she bring?
Vivian has 28 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor since first practicing in 1998.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Oklahoma.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How are costs handled?
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?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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