About Vicki
Vicki Farley is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama with 20 years of clinical experience. She practices with a warm, client-centered way of working and listens first to understand each person's story. Her style mixes listening with practical tools when they help the situation.
Vicki has worked in independent practice and in addictions treatment programs. She has helped people facing a wide range of concerns, from stress and anxiety to grief, addiction, and chronic illness.
Background and approach
Some clients have sought her help alongside medical care because she also has nursing experience. Her therapeutic approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy and ideas from Jung and Adler, with cognitive tools used when they fit the problem. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices for emotional regulation and coping skills.
Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as understanding patterns that get in the way. Vicki works with concerns such as parenting stress, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, self-esteem, career changes, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses later-life and caregiver issues, chronic pain and illness, cancer and hospice-related concerns, and substance use problems.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The subscription-based service can be canceled at any time and fees vary by location and therapist arrangements. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to connect with a therapist.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on listening, understanding, and building a strong working relationship. Online sessions allow time to tell your story and feel heard, which is central to this approach. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be practiced in video or text sessions and reviewed between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and these skills can be taught and coached in brief messages or phone check-ins.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns and goals and suggest which methods to try. You can give feedback and adjust the plan as you go until it fits your needs and preferences.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let you share thoughts between sessions, try short exercises, and get timely coaching without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English