Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with nearly 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, negativity and depressed mood, problematic patterns in relationship, unexpected life events, losses and transitions. I can help you improve communication, achieve work-life balance, manage troubling moods and anxiety, and to understand yourself better. Sometimes we need help making an important decision, and at other times we just need someone to listen deeply and understand.
I’ve worked in community mental health agencies, outpatient counseling centers and inpatient treatment programs, and I love the work. My life experience spans 60+ years, starting on the east coast and making home on the west. I’ve lived in urban and rural communities with exposure to very different cultures. And I spent nearly 15 years in academia, giving me an intimate understanding of university life.
My therapeutic approach will be based on your needs. I apply solution-focused therapy for many issues and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for anxiety and depression. How we talk to ourselves and frame our experience directly impacts how we feel and how we approach challenging circumstances. Much of how we think and behave is shaped by significant others and impactful events in our early lives. Bringing mindful awareness to these habitual ways of thinking and behaving is the first step toward a new experience. Please note: I do not treat active addictions, acute psychiatric conditions, active eating disorders or self-harm.
My counseling style is casual and conversational, accepting and curious. I will help clarify your values and strengths, ask questions, offer alternatives, and honor your choices. I may offer resources to guide you outside of session. And because I’m committed to empowering you, I will always share what I’ve learned about mental health.
I welcome all forms of diversity, and believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity. If you are introspective, able to reflect on your experience and work through discomfort, are motivated for change, and willing to apply the work outside of session, we’ll make a great fit.
With all of the change and challenges confronting us now it can be hard to remain present and cope with it all. Sometimes we just need another set of eyes and ears to help regain our ground or shift perspective. At other times, we just need to know that someone really “gets” us, and supports us through a tough time. If two heads are better than one, there’s no need for you to feel stuck in your own.
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Vicki Zeitner is a licensed professional counselor in Oregon with 17 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, difficult relationship patterns, and the disruptions that come with life transitions and loss. She works with clients to improve communication, pursue better work-life balance, regulate troubling moods and anxiety, and deepen self-understanding.
Her clinical background includes work in community mental health agencies, outpatient counseling centers, and inpatient treatment programs, and she spent nearly 15 years in academia which gives her particular insight into university life. Her life experience spans more than 60 years, with roots on the east coast and a life established on the west, including time living in both urban and rural settings and exposure to varied cultures.
Vicki adapts her therapeutic approach to each client’s needs. She commonly uses solution-focused therapy and applies Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for anxiety and depression. She believes that the way people talk to themselves and frame experience affects mood and coping, and that habits of thought and behavior shaped by significant others and early events can be shifted by bringing mindful awareness to them.
Her counseling style is casual, conversational, accepting, and curious. She helps clients clarify values and strengths, poses thoughtful questions, offers alternatives, and honors clients’ choices. She may provide resources to support progress between sessions and is committed to sharing practical knowledge about mental health to empower those she sees. Please note that she does not treat active addictions, acute psychiatric conditions, active eating disorders, or self-harm.
Vicki welcomes all forms of diversity and believes everyone deserves to be treated with dignity. She is a good fit for people who are introspective, able to reflect on their experience, willing to tolerate discomfort in the service of growth, motivated for change, and prepared to apply therapeutic work outside of sessions. With the many challenges people face today, she offers another set of eyes and ears to help regain perspective or simply to be understood and supported through a difficult time.
For many common concerns – including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and navigating life changes – online therapy can be as effective as traditional in-person care. Research and clinical experience indicate that virtual sessions often produce comparable outcomes for these issues.
One of the main benefits is flexibility. Clients can connect with therapists in the format that suits them best – video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging – which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Therapists who provide online care are licensed professionals, and if a different therapeutic fit is needed, it is typically possible to switch providers. Online therapy expands access and convenience while offering the same focus on evidence-based approaches for common mental health concerns.
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