Vicki Farley, LPC

Vicki Farley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 20 years of clinical experience. She brings a warm, client-centered style and aims to create a space where people can tell their stories and begin to work toward clearer goals. Her approach is adaptable and focused on listening first, so each person’s needs come before a fixed method.

Farley blends several therapeutic influences to fit the person and the problem. She often uses client-centered techniques to build trust and safety, then introduces cognitive behavioral tools when habits and thinking patterns are a clear part of the concern. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness to help with emotion regulation and stress management.

Her background includes work in private practice and addictions treatment programs, giving her experience with both short-term, solution-focused work and longer, explorative therapy. She has supported people with a wide range of issues from anxiety, depression, and grief to addiction, ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns. The focus is practical help for day-to-day coping and clearer decision making.

Sessions emphasize collaboration. The therapist listens first, then helps shape a plan that fits the client’s life and goals. Counseling may include skills practice, thought work, mindfulness exercises, and reflective conversation depending on what will help most.

Vicki works in Alabama and conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients are asked to use the Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a warm, listening space where the client leads the story and the therapist reflects and clarifies; this helps when people need to feel heard before making changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ideas emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can reduce impulsive behaviors and improve coping with strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and will adjust based on how things go. Clients help set goals and the plan evolves to match needs, pace, and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking as current session options are not listed here. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make some skill practice and homework simpler to integrate into daily routines. Licensed professionals will work with clients to choose approaches and scheduling that fit their everyday commitments.