Vicki Packheiser , LCSW

Vicki Packheiser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 35 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and groups. She combines a long history of direct practice with teaching experience, having served as a professor at the University of Texas where she instructed graduate social work students in clinical skills. Vicki works with a broad range of concerns across the lifespan and brings additional training in creative intuitive painting and the expressive arts to her work, inviting clients to use creativity as a pathway for healing and growth.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every therapeutic relationship and encourages clients to draw on their existing strengths. Vicki believes each person is the expert of their own story and that those strengths can be mobilized to meet life challenges. Clients have often commented on her "natural warmth and compassionate presence" and her "caring and accepting style." Seeking change requires courage, and Vicki offers supportive, empowering guidance for those taking the first steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Vicki integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques with expressive arts and a strengths-based perspective to support clients in online formats. Evidence-based therapeutic techniques refer to methods supported by research that target issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship stress; these approaches focus on practical skills and strategies to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Expressive arts work, including creative intuitive painting, helps people access emotions and personal meaning through nonverbal and creative processes, which can be especially useful for grief, trauma, and self-exploration. A strengths-based approach centers on identifying and building the client’s existing resources and capabilities to navigate life transitions and challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Vicki collaborates with each client to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She works together with clients to adapt methods over time so therapy remains responsive and effective.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and for clients who prefer remote care. These options allow clients to engage in consistent, accessible therapy from different locations while maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional who tailors treatment to their unique situation.