Vicki Lannerholm, LPCC, LPC

Vicki Lannerholm is an LPCC and LPC with 15 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people make practical changes in daily life. She draws on client-centered and evidence-informed approaches to help people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing trauma. Vicki speaks English and Swedish and works with people in Michigan and beyond, including international clients.

Vicki keeps therapy straightforward. She listens first, then offers clear explanations grounded in psychological science. Sessions often include psychoeducation, goal setting, and tools people can use between meetings. Her work aims to reframe repeating patterns and build new habits that affect thinking, emotions, and behavior.

Her background includes roles as a behavioral management specialist, faith-based counselor, and college adjunct professor. She holds licensure as an LPCC in New Mexico and an LPC in Michigan and has worked across clinical, nonprofit, managed care, corporate, and government settings. That range informs how she helps people navigate life stressors and workplace challenges.

Vicki integrates several therapeutic styles, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, existential reflection, and mindfulness. She often blends approaches to match a person’s needs and goals. Typical concerns she addresses include depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career changes, sleep problems, and veteran and armed forces issues.

People who contact her can expect a collaborative style that emphasizes learning and skill building. The focus is on practical steps that help with coping, communication, and finding direction during transitions.

How certain approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy places the person’s experience at the center and emphasizes empathy and understanding; online sessions can offer a calm space to be heard and to shape goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skill building such as identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which translates well to remote sessions through homework, worksheets, and short skill practices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions and patterns in relationships, providing a structure for exploring attachment and connection even when meeting from different locations.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, preferences, and goals and then suggest approaches to try. It’s common to blend elements from different models and adjust what’s used over time based on what is helping.

The therapist’s biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It can also let people use methods like emailed worksheets, guided mindfulness practice between sessions, or focused behavioral experiments at home. Ask about the available formats and how they can be arranged to match daily routines and therapeutic goals.