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Victoria Haltom

Compassionate social worker focused on practical change

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Victoria

Victoria Haltom is a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) based in Michigan. She offers calm, steady support for people coping with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and helps clients find realistic steps they can try between sessions.

Victoria emphasizes respect, timeliness, and a nonjudgmental partnership when people want help sorting out difficult feelings and decisions. Her background includes a social work degree from the University of Southern California earned in 2012 and a range of clinical roles since 2015.

Background and approach

She has provided therapy by phone and video and worked in outpatient settings. Earlier work included case management in senior independent living, helping older adults access resources and improve daily living. Victoria’s style blends several evidence-informed methods.

She draws from cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early patterns affect present relationships and connection. Mindfulness and relaxation techniques are part of sessions when they fit the client’s goals.

Sessions tend to be practical and focused on what the person wants to change. Victoria can help with communication difficulties, caregiver stress, coping with chronic illness, eating and sleeping challenges, and intimacy-related concerns. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed.

Her approach is collaborative: she listens first, then offers tools and homework the client agrees to try. Therapy aims to reduce immediate distress and build sustainable routines and skills. Victoria uses a straightforward, supportive tone and works to make therapy useful in everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current feelings and reactions. In sessions this can mean talking about relationship patterns, identifying unmet needs, and practicing new ways of relating that feel safer and clearer. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that shift mood and routine. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication when feelings run high.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist listens to current concerns and goals, then suggests methods that suit the person’s needs and preferences. Together they try ideas, check what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins or skills practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals across different settings.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
Victoria helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction issues, self-esteem, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD-related struggles, and many life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She takes a practical, respectful approach that emphasizes partnership. Sessions focus on clear goals, step-by-step skills, and strategies clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience in social work and has provided individual and couples therapy since 2015, along with earlier case management in senior living settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed Master of Social Work, LMSW, with license number MI LMSW 6801095120, and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to allow flexibility in how people connect.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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