Works with
How Lindsey works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lindsey
Lindsey Vining, LCSW, focuses on helping people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and offers steady support while helping clients find practical ways to cope. Lindsey brings 15 years of experience to her work in Mississippi and with international clients.
Her style is direct and encouraging. She uses humor and optimism to build trust and keep conversations moving. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs so the plan fits real life and daily routines.
Background and approach
Lindsey draws on several well-known approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies and client-centered methods to help people change unhelpful patterns. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and dialectical skills to teach emotion regulation and values-based action. These methods are used to address things like addictions, depression, body image, and coping with big life changes.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics. She has experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, serious mental health challenges, and homelessness. Lindsey emphasizes a nonjudgmental, motivating atmosphere.
She tailors each treatment plan and meets people where they are. If someone is ready to work on anger or other concerns, she focuses on clear steps and skills to help them move forward.
What Lindsey works with
Everything Lindsey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lindsey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lindsey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online work and practical skills
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take actions that match their values; it is useful for stress, anxiety, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical skills to reduce symptoms like depression or anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and supports the person in finding their own solutions and goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lindsey will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a work break or when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can be used for shorter check-ins and tracking progress between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and fit therapy into a busy routine.
Questions people ask about Lindsey
What concerns does Lindsey commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are motivating and supportive while also direct. She uses humor and optimism and focuses on practical steps and skill-building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lindsey has 15 years of experience working across inpatient and outpatient settings, crisis and emergency shelters, community mental health, and medical clinics.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Mississippi.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Lindsey accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.