Vicki Farley, LPC

Vicki Farley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 20 years of clinical experience. She keeps therapy simple and direct, listening first and then working with each person to find practical steps forward. Her approach is warm and person-focused, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood.

Vicki blends cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered style. She often uses CBT methods when a person's concerns respond well to changing thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Jungian and Adlerian ideas along with mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when those fit a person's needs.

Her practice has included addictions treatment programs and private practice work. That background means she has supported people facing a wide range of problems - from everyday stress and sleep trouble to grief, trauma, and long-term medical issues. She has worked with people at many life stages and different levels of difficulty.

In sessions she focuses on listening, understanding the story, and then helping clients try manageable changes. She helps people with anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship problems, ADHD, substance concerns, and caregiving stress, among other areas. She aims to match methods to each person's goals and situation.

Vicki also brings nursing experience to conversations about managing illness and end-of-life concerns. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports practical problem solving alongside emotional work.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Vicki commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a client-centered approach in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to build insight and confidence.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy ideas for practical emotion regulation and coping skills when those are useful. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - the therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the individual's needs. Vicki aims to adapt techniques to each person's situation rather than using one fixed model.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging work well for quick notes, homework support, or when typing feels easier. These options add flexibility for scheduling, allow care across distances within the therapist's region, and let clients blend different formats as needs change.