Lindsey Vining, LCSW

Lindsey Vining is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with parenting strain, eating issues, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Lindsey approaches work with warmth and directness to help clients make changes they want.

Lindsey has provided services in many settings, including inpatient and outpatient care, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics. She has experience with people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health challenges, and homelessness. That background shapes a practical and empathetic style.

Her manner is motivating and supportive while remaining straightforward. She often uses humor and optimism to build rapport and keep therapy focused on goals. Sessions are tailored to each person’s specific needs rather than following a rigid script.

Lindsey blends person-centered approaches with cognitive-behavioral strategies and elements of solution-focused work and motivational interviewing. She aims to help clients identify small, manageable steps that lead to meaningful change. Lindsey emphasizes nonjudgmental support and respect throughout the process.

She encourages people who are ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life to reach out. Lindsey notes she makes every effort to accommodate schedules and time zones, and she checks messages regularly except on Sundays. She uses the pronouns she/her/hers.

How Lindsey's approaches translate to online work

Lindsey draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her clinical work. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarify what matters most, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with depression, anxiety, and many daily challenges.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Lindsey will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. Together she helps shape a plan that fits the client's needs and adjusts the approach if something isn't working well.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't practical. It also supports continuity of care across time zones and locations, which can be helpful for international clients. Lindsey notes she makes efforts to accommodate schedules and time zones, and she will work with clients to arrange sessions that fit their everyday life.