Lindsey Vining, LCSW | Therapist in Mississippi

Direct and encouraging
Client-centered focus
15 years experience

About Lindsey

Lindsey Vining is an LCSW with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also helps with codependency, self-esteem, addictions, parenting strain, and major life changes. Her tone is direct but encouraging, and she aims to help people make practical steps toward a more manageable life.

Her background spans inpatient and outpatient care, crisis and emergency shelter work, community mental health, and medical clinic settings. That range means she has experience with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health challenges, and homelessness. Lindsey combines real-world experience with a people-first approach.

In sessions she uses a motivating, supportive style that stays straightforward. Humor and optimism are part of how she builds rapport and keeps work focused. She adapts goals and plans to each person’s situation rather than applying a single template.

Her methods draw on client-centered ideas and cognitive-behavioral techniques, along with elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when they fit. She also incorporates solution-focused thinking and motivational interviewing tools to help clients take concrete steps.

Lindsey emphasizes nonjudgmental care and practical problem-solving. She says reaching out takes courage and aims to empower people as they work toward change. She notes she checks messages daily except Sundays and tries to accommodate different schedules and time zones.

How Lindsey’s approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match your values. It tends to help when people feel stuck by painful emotions and want a clearer sense of direction.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach can help people understand trust, intimacy, and codependency issues by tracing how connection styles developed and how they show up now.

Finding the right way to work is a collaborative process. Lindsey will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life, such as avoiding travel time and scheduling shorter check-ins during work breaks. Because specific session formats are not listed here, confirm the exact online options before booking. Lindsey notes she tries to accommodate different schedules and time zones, which can help people in varied situations.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

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-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personality Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife 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

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lindsey address?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and codependency among other issues. Relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction, and body image concerns are also listed focus areas.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is motivating and supportive while remaining direct. Sessions use humor and optimism to build rapport and focus on practical steps for change.

What experience does she bring?

She has 15 years of experience working in inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics.

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 and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and Lindsey accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here and may vary.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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