Vicki Zeitner, LPC
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Vicki Zeitner |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Oregon |
| Licensed in | Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Vicki
Vicki Zeitner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depressed mood, relationship patterns, and life transitions with a calm, conversational style. Vicki focuses on practical change.
She helps clients improve communication, find better work-life balance, and make difficult decisions. Sometimes that means listening deeply; other times it means offering concrete tools to try between sessions. Her background includes work in community mental health, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment settings.
Background and approach
She also spent nearly 15 years in academia and has lived in both urban and rural communities across different regions. Those experiences inform her understanding of culture, role demands, and life stage challenges. Vicki draws on Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-informed thinking, client-centered conversation, and cognitive behavioral techniques.
She pays attention to how early relationships and personal stories shape current habits, and she brings mindful awareness to habitual thoughts and behaviors. Her approach is accepting, curious, and collaborative. She asks questions, points out strengths and values, and offers options rather than prescriptions.
She does not treat active addictions, acute psychiatric crises, active eating disorders, or self-harm. Vicki welcomes diverse backgrounds and encourages people who are willing to reflect and do focused work between sessions. She may share resources to support growth and helps clients apply what they learn to daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Career difficulties among the things Vicki works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Vicki among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Vicki 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 Vicki directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Vicki uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-informed ideas alongside Narrative ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present; it can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation issues. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections and communication, and it helps people change repeating relationship habits. Narrative work pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves and their lives, and it supports reframing those stories to open up new choices.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will listen to your goals, try out different techniques, and adjust based on what feels useful. The therapist and client decide together which ideas to emphasize and which practical steps to take between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions can be a simpler option if bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when a shorter connection fits a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Vicki help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depressed mood, relationship difficulties, career questions, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar challenges, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related concerns among others.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is casual, conversational, and curious. Sessions mix listening, values clarification, and practical tools drawn from Narrative, ACT, attachment-informed, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral ideas.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience across community mental health, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment settings, plus nearly 15 years working in academia.
Where is she located and licensed?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do fees and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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