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Victoria Schmidt, LMSW

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy
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About Victoria

Victoria Schmidt is a licensed LMSW with 21 years of experience providing client-centered care in Michigan. She emphasizes a collaborative, empathetic approach that focuses on the client’s own goals and strengths, helping people explore stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career challenges, addiction concerns, and ADHD among other issues.

Background and approach

Her practice centers on listening closely and creating a respectful space where feelings and thoughts can be examined and processed. Schmidt works with people navigating relationship and family difficulties, intimacy issues, sleep problems, and trauma and abuse, as well as specialized concerns like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life counseling.

She draws on a long track record to support coping with life changes, managing mood disorders such as bipolar conditions, and addressing compassion fatigue and isolation. Her style is grounded in acceptance and person-focused work, aiming to help clients identify practical steps and internal resources to move forward.

Client-Centered Care Online: Practical Approaches and Flexibility

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting clients where they are by offering empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and support for each person’s unique goals. This approach helps people explore stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and ADHD-related challenges by prioritizing the client’s experience and encouraging self-directed change.

In practice, this means the therapist works alongside the client to identify which strategies and themes feel most helpful, rather than imposing a fixed plan. Determining the right therapeutic direction is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will discuss needs, preferences, and outcomes and adapt the approach over time to fit what works best.

Online sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or health needs. These formats make it easier to attend regularly and to maintain continuity of care when schedules change, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent support across different communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, ADHD, and issues related to caregiving and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, active listening, and helping clients set their own goals while exploring their thoughts and feelings.
How much professional experience does she have?
She brings 21 years of professional mental health experience working with a variety of concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is licensed as an LMSW in Michigan with license number MI LMSW 6801083562 and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are sessions paid for and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English