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Client-centered focus
Practical skills
Collaborative planning
About Vickie
Vickie Lucero is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 16 years since initial licensure and more than two decades of work in behavioral health settings. She has experience across community mental health, the Department of Human Services, inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment, and nonprofit clinic work. Vickie uses straightforward language and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable.
Her practice is flexible and tailored. She draws on methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Therapy to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical strategies, clearer decision-making, and building skills that fit everyday life.
Vickie has worked with people facing trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, parenting challenges, gender dysphoria, personality-related struggles, and substance use. She also supports those dealing with stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, ADHD, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and related life transitions. Her approach attends to both immediate problems and longer-term coping skills.
In sessions she listens first, then outlines steps you can try between meetings. Work may include short-term goal-setting, mindfulness exercises, cognitive and behavioral skill practice, and motivational conversations to support change. The aim is to help clients feel clearer about choices and more able to handle daily demands.
Vickie invites people to share what matters most to them and to set goals together. She offers collaborative care that adapts as needs shift and encourages practical progress one step at a time.
Using Mindfulness and Practical Therapies Online
Vickie commonly draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and bodily responses with less reactivity. Mindfulness exercises tend to assist with anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and managing strong emotions.
She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions start from your concerns and priorities and proceed at your pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify thought and behavior patterns and test small changes that can reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Finding the right blend of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to choose approaches that match goals and preferences, and will adjust methods over time if something isn’t helping. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.
If you plan to do online therapy, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. This profile does not list specific session formats, so check current options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions are more convenient for many people.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Vickie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and substance use concerns. Additional focus areas include parenting, sleep issues, career questions, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is flexible and down-to-earth. Sessions emphasize listening, setting concrete goals, and practicing skills like mindfulness and cognitive techniques between meetings.
What background does she bring to therapy?
Vickie has worked in mental health since 1996 and has experience in community mental health, government services, addiction treatment, and nonprofit clinics.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, abbreviation LPC, practicing in Colorado.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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