Frederick Vickery, LPC, LPCC

Frederick Vickery is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and struggles with self-esteem and eating. He also supports people coping with trauma, addiction, bipolar symptoms, career shifts, and life changes. Frederick uses clear, practical approaches to help people find workable steps forward.

He works in a direct and respectful way. Sessions focus on what matters to the client now and on small skills that change daily life. Frederick draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build actions that match them.

His background includes six years of clinical experience and professional roles across inpatient and outpatient settings. He has a Master of Arts in Humanistic Psychology and additional training in co-occurring disorders. Earlier work in experiential education and wilderness care shapes his practical, down-to-earth style.

Frederick adapts his approach to each person's needs. He combines attachment-based perspectives to look at close relationships and client-centered methods to keep the person's experience central. Dialectical skills are used when emotion regulation and coping need steady, skill-based practice.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, focused skill practice, and collaborative planning. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Frederick is based in Minnesota and brings a calm, steady presence to the therapeutic process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It uses practical exercises and homework to change daily patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people identify their values and take committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings appear; it is useful for stress, avoidance, and coping with chronic struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Frederick will talk with each person about goals and preferences and combine methods that fit those needs. He treats the choice of methods as a collaborative decision and adjusts strategies over time based on what is working.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for longer sessions and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can fit shorter check-ins or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.