Lindsey Vining, LCSW
Practical, direct therapy for stressful life shifts
Details
| Name | Lindsey Vining |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Mississippi |
| Licensed in | Mississippi |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Lindsey
Lindsey Vining is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She works with issues like parenting strain, addiction, eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and career stress. Lindsey writes in a direct, encouraging way and uses practical skills to help people move forward.
She draws on Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on small, doable steps toward change. Lindsey uses coaching-style questions, clear feedback, and occasional humor to keep work focused and hopeful. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient care, crisis and shelter services, community mental health, and medical clinic settings.
That range shapes a practical approach that fits people coming from many life situations, including those who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, or serious mental health struggles. Lindsey tailors each plan to an individual's needs and preferences. She describes herself as nonjudgmental and committed to compassionate care.
Her style is motivating and supportive while remaining direct when it helps keep progress on track. She offers sessions to people in Mississippi and accepts international clients. Lindsey uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, and she makes an effort to accommodate different schedules and time zones.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Lindsey works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lindsey among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lindsey directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lindsey directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Lindsey Uses Online Therapy and Therapeutic Approaches
Lindsey commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can be useful for issues like identity, attachment, and body image. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that reflect their values. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work when relationship history and early bonds shape current patterns, helping people understand and change those patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lindsey takes a collaborative stance and will talk through options with each person, combining methods as needed to match goals, preferences, and the problem at hand. She aims to make a plan that feels doable and relevant for daily life.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text are useful for quick updates, writing through thoughts, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options offer flexibility for different schedules, time zones, and communication styles.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Lindsey commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, eating concerns, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes.
What is Lindsey's therapy style like?
Her style is motivating and supportive but also direct. She uses clear feedback, practical exercises, and occasional humor to keep sessions focused and productive.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of experience working in settings such as inpatient and outpatient care, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics.
What credentials does Lindsey hold and where is she located?
She is an MS, LCSW and is based in Mississippi.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Lindsey accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lindsey?
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