Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Victoria works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Victoria
Victoria Haltom, LMSW, helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. She offers straightforward support for depression, relationship struggles, grief, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. Many people come for help with sleep, eating, parenting pressures, career stress, and coping with medical or caregiving challenges.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on building skills that can be used between meetings. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and to change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Attachment-based work and client-centered listening shape how she builds trust in the room. Victoria trained as a Master of Social Work and holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker credential. She has practiced for about 12 years in outpatient and telecounseling settings.
Earlier work included helping older adults in independent living with case management and resource navigation. In sessions she often blends short-term skill work with deeper discussion about values, meaning, and relationships. That can include breath work, mindfulness, and practical communication practice.
Her goal is to help people leave therapy with tools they can use on tough days. People who choose her typically want clear strategies plus a supportive listener. She works by partnering with each person to set goals and to track progress in simple, measurable ways.
What Victoria works with
Everything Victoria lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Victoria's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Victoria lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early bonds shape current patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to identify how people relate to others and to practice new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions CBT can be very practical - identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying short exercises, and assigning small tasks between meetings to build new habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That may mean starting with skill-based CBT tools, mixing in mindfulness or DBT skills, or spending time on attachment concerns depending on what the person needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good option for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, quick coaching, or ongoing check-ins between longer sessions. These options help people access consistent care without rearranging their whole day.
Questions people ask about Victoria
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, career changes, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, mixing skill teaching with reflective conversation. Sessions often include mindfulness, breath work, and exercises to improve communication and coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 12 years of experience providing outpatient therapy and telecounseling, along with earlier work in senior independent living and case management.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker, abbreviated as LMSW, and she practices from Michigan.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.