- Practical skill building
- Warm and straightforward
- Trauma and grief focus
About Lindsey
Lindsey Vining is an LCSW with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, and other life changes. She works with adults, adolescents, and children across many challenges such as depression, addiction, eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Lindsey uses a direct but warm style and blends encouragement with practical skills to help people move forward.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics. She has supported people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health issues, and homelessness. This range of settings shapes how she plans treatment and responds in a crisis.
Lindsey’s approach combines person-centered listening with cognitive tools. She uses Solution-Focused strategies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when useful. Sessions focus on concrete steps, coping skills, and goals that matter to the individual.
She aims to be nonjudgmental and supportive while remaining straightforward about change. Humor and optimism are part of how she builds rapport and keeps work practical. Lindsey adapts session plans to each person’s needs and priorities.
Lindsey makes an effort to accommodate different schedules and time zones. She checks messages most days except Sunday and asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button and matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics. She has supported people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health issues, and homelessness. This range of settings shapes how she plans treatment and responds in a crisis.
Lindsey’s approach combines person-centered listening with cognitive tools. She uses Solution-Focused strategies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when useful. Sessions focus on concrete steps, coping skills, and goals that matter to the individual.
She aims to be nonjudgmental and supportive while remaining straightforward about change. Humor and optimism are part of how she builds rapport and keeps work practical. Lindsey adapts session plans to each person’s needs and priorities.
Lindsey makes an effort to accommodate different schedules and time zones. She checks messages most days except Sunday and asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button and matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present. It can be useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and life transitions by framing small, values-based steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow. It uses practical exercises and skill practice to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to change patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in closeness and trust. This approach can help with relationship concerns, attachment issues, and some forms of grief and abandonment worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsey will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people use skills in the places where they live and work. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and pacing to how someone best learns and acts on new strategies.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lindsey address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and many life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is motivating and supportive while being direct. She uses humor and optimism alongside practical skills to help people make changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 15 years of experience working in inpatient and outpatient clinics, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker - LCSW, and practices from Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Lindsey does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.