- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Vicki
Vicki Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of clinical experience. She centers sessions on the person in front of her, building trust first and then using approaches that match each person's needs. Her work often focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and mood challenges.
She has worked across many settings including inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient community mental health, emergency and crisis services, schools, and social service agencies.
Background and approach
That background means she is familiar with practical problems that come up for parents and caregivers. She has also provided case management and services in home and community settings. Her approach begins as client-centered, creating a calm space where people feel heard.
Once a trusting relationship develops, she brings in strategies tied to the issue at hand. Those methods include attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, and existential perspectives to help people find meaning and change patterns. In sessions she aims to be compassionate and direct when needed.
She helps people sort options, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and practice new ways of responding. Parents can expect a mix of practical guidance and reflective conversation focused on real-life parenting challenges. Vicki offers remote formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and she works with people in Illinois. English is the language used in sessions.
What Vicki works with
Everything Vicki lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vicki helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Vicki lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Vicki draws on attachment-based methods that look at how early bonds shape current relationships. This work helps people understand patterns in parenting, closeness, and trust. She also uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's pace to build safety and clarity.She often brings cognitive behavioral ideas into sessions to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. That can be useful for anxiety, stress, or parenting reactions when practical steps are needed. Choosing the best mix of approaches is collaborative - the therapist and client talk through goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversations, phone can be easier on low bandwidth or when hands-free check-ins are needed, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or homework between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
Questions people ask about Vicki
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with parenting challenges along with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, and struggles with self-esteem and mood.
What is her therapeutic style?
The initial stance is client-centered to build trust, then she uses approaches that fit the problem and the person, including attachment-based and cognitive behavioral ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, school, and community settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription model and the cost varies with location and therapist availability; the subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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