Lindsey Vining, LCSW - Therapist in Mississippi

Direct and motivating
Values focused
Practical skills

About Lindsey

Lindsey Vining is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns. She also supports those facing parenting strain, adoption and foster care questions, attachment difficulties, and issues like codependency and body image. Lindsey writes plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady guidance and practical steps.

She brings 15 years of experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelter services, community mental health, and medical clinics. That range means she has worked alongside people after domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health crises, and periods of homelessness. Lindsey adapts what she does to fit each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her style is direct and motivating while remaining warm and nonjudgmental. She uses humor and optimism to build rapport and keep momentum in sessions. Lindsey combines person-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.

She also incorporates elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when useful, focusing on values, present-moment skills, and emotion regulation. Sessions include practical strategies, goal-setting, and check-ins so progress is clear.

Lindsey emphasizes flexibility and tries to work with clients’ schedules and time zones when possible. She checks messages regularly during the week and asks new clients to begin by using the Start Therapy button to match and schedule a first appointment.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and coping

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes where motivation and meaning feel lost.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection and trust issues and can be useful for attachment concerns, abandonment, and many relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods that feel practical and adjust the plan over time based on what helps.

Please confirm the session formats Lindsey offers before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during breaks. It can also offer options like shorter check-ins or sessions without video if that better suits someone’s schedule or needs.

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 changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife 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 commonly work with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and adoption and foster care matters.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is motivating and direct while staying warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions mix practical skills, goal-setting, and steady encouragement.

What kind of background does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient care, crisis and emergency shelter services, community mental health, and medical clinic settings.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds an MS and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker, abbreviated as LCSW, and is located in Mississippi.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; 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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