- Practical goal setting
- Warm and direct style
- Trauma informed care
About Lindsey
Lindsey Vining is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life changes. She also supports individuals facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, body image issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Lindsey writes plainly and speaks directly, making it easier for a worried parent to get clear help fast.
She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Lindsey blends those with a client-centered, attachment-aware style that focuses on the person rather than labels. Sessions tend to be motivating, direct, and hopeful, with a bit of humor when it fits.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelter services, community mental health, and medical clinics. She has supported people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health challenges, and homelessness. That range informs a flexible approach that adjusts to what each person needs.
Lindsey emphasizes practical goals and step-by-step plans. She partners with clients to identify small changes that add up over time. She aims to be nonjudgmental and respectful while pushing for progress.
She makes an effort to accommodate schedules and time zones, and she responds to messages most days of the week except Sundays. If the listed options don’t match your timing, she invites you to reach out to discuss accommodations.
How Lindsey's approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking steps that match those values even when difficult thoughts and feelings show up. It can help with anxiety, grief, and coping with big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for depression, worry, and many everyday stresses. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating and managing emotions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lindsey will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what’s felt useful so far. Together she and the client decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what actually helps.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow more frequent check-ins when helpful. Some formats use video for face-to-face conversation, while others rely on audio or shorter messaging check-ins to suit different needs. Lindsey aims to accommodate schedules and time zones, and she can discuss which session style will best fit daily life and treatment goals.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Lindsey help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, body image and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is Lindsey's therapy style like?
Her style is motivating and direct, yet warm. She uses humor and optimism while focusing on practical steps and clear goals.
How much experience does she have?
Lindsey has 15 years of experience providing therapeutic services across settings such as inpatient and outpatient care, crisis shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) based in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.