- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship challenges
- Life transitions
About Victoria
Victoria Lichtman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and build everyday strength. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel doable for busy people.
She draws on prior work in humanitarian and human rights settings, bringing experience from nonprofit roles in the United States and overseas. That background informs a focus on cultural context, immigration-related challenges, and stress linked to socioeconomic barriers. Victoria has three years of clinical experience working with adults facing grief, caregiving strain, chronic pain, and substance-related difficulties.
Victoria often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns. She emphasizes emotional regulation and building practical coping strategies that can be used day to day. Her work is collaborative and humanistic, inviting people to shape therapy around their values and goals.
She also pays attention to attachment issues, control struggles, guilt and shame, and concerns around identity and life purpose. Victoria names coping with natural or human-caused disaster as one of the areas she addresses, helping people process disruption and rebuild routines.
Victoria practices in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. She approaches therapy as a shared process of storytelling and meaning making, aiming to help people find clearer direction and more reliable ways to get their needs met.
Approaches that guide online care and skill building
Victoria frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so feelings change for the better. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress that get in the way of daily life.She also emphasizes emotional regulation strategies that teach practical tools for calming intense feelings and improving day-to-day functioning. These techniques aim to give fast, repeatable skills people can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client collaborate to choose techniques that fit the person's goals, values, and the issues they bring. Victoria frames therapy as a shared process of trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people value online therapy because it can fit into a busy schedule, reduce the time spent traveling, and make regular check-ins easier to maintain. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that match a lunch break or other commitments, helping therapy become a practical part of everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Victoria works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes, plus related topics such as grief, caregiver stress, immigration issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is humanistic and collaborative, with straightforward, practical work. Sessions focus on emotional regulation, meaning making, and skills you can use between meetings.
What is Victoria's professional background?
She trained as a social worker and moved into clinical services after nonprofit work in humanitarian and human rights roles in the US and abroad. She has three years of clinical experience.
Where is this therapist located and licensed?
Victoria practices in Wisconsin and holds the LCSW credential listed as WI LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.