Vicki Marcum, LCSW

Vicki Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four decades of clinical experience. She brings a practical, person-first approach that begins by listening and building trust. Vicki keeps the work straightforward and grounded so people can start making changes that matter to daily life.

Vicki trained in community health and social work and has worked in many settings. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient community mental health, emergency and crisis intervention, in-home programs, and private practice. She has provided services in hospitals, schools, churches, and social service agencies.

Her early sessions are client-centered to create safety and rapport. Once a trusting relationship is in place she shifts to methods that best address the issue and the client's style. She describes herself as compassionate and supportive and will offer gentle challenges when needed to help people reconsider stuck beliefs.

Vicki has long experience working with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image struggles, anger and self-esteem, career stresses, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with major life changes including midlife concerns.

In sessions she helps people weigh options and find their own path forward. She does not tell clients what to do. Expect a mix of listening, practical problem solving, and occasional hard questions that move change along.

How Vicki uses therapy approaches online

Vicki uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered work to help people feel heard and understood. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps with relationship, intimacy, and family concerns. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace and is useful for building trust and clarifying values.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping during life transitions like midlife shifts.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Vicki will listen to a client's needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current online session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid video when that helps them focus. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to the online setting so sessions stay practical and goal oriented.