Vicki Bauer, LMHC

Vicki Bauer is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with more than three decades of experience. She works with people who are stressed, anxious, or facing major life changes. She also helps those coping with grief, depression, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career concerns.

Vicki has long experience supporting parents and families of people with intellectual disabilities, including autism and Asperger syndrome, and with conditions such as ADHD and OCD. She offers behavioral counseling for the person with the disability and practical support for parents, siblings, and other family members who live with those day-to-day challenges.

Her style is warm and direct. Vicki draws on client-centered methods to listen and understand what matters most to each person. She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and habits, and with applied behavior work to shape skills and routines.

Sessions often focus on problem-solving and life skills training. Vicki helps people build routines, manage impulsivity or anger, and improve communication within families. She also supports people working through abandonment, codependency, control issues, and blended-family stresses.

With a practical approach, Vicki aims to make daily life easier to manage. She supports LGBT clients, caregivers, and those dealing with trauma or relationship strain. Her work centers on clear steps and small changes that add up over time.

How Vicki’s approaches translate to online work

Vicki blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral methods to help people change thoughts and everyday habits. Client-centered therapy means the therapist focuses on understanding your experience and priorities, offering support and empathy while you set the pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Vicki will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. That collaboration includes setting clear steps and small, achievable tasks between sessions.

Because the biography does not list specific online session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and support consistent practice of skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can still use mindfulness exercises, thought-reframing, problem-solving, and behavior plans effectively through remote sessions, helping people apply new habits in everyday settings.