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Vickie Lucero

Experienced counselor blending practical methods

LPC Colorado

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Vickie

Vickie Lucero is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 16 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She began working in mental health in 1996 and has held roles across settings such as the Department of Human Services, community mental health programs, inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment centers, and nonprofit health clinics. Her practice reflects that wide background, bringing practical experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, parenting challenges, gender-related concerns, personality disorders, and substance use.

Vickie describes her style as flexible and individualized, tailoring methods to the needs and circumstances of each person she meets. She commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-oriented practices to address both immediate problems and longer-term patterns.

Clients can expect an approach that values collaboration, practical skill-building, and attention to how life context influences emotional and behavioral concerns. As an LPC practicing in Colorado, Vickie aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward goals related to stress, relationships, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, and other areas of concern.

She welcomes the opportunity to learn about each person’s priorities and to adapt therapeutic work accordingly.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist supports the client’s own insight and choices; this approach can help clients feel understood while exploring values, identity, and interpersonal concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Vickie approaches that choice collaboratively. She will work together with each person to consider symptoms, goals, and preferences and then tailor techniques from CBT, client-centered work, mindfulness, or other methods as appropriate to create a fit that feels useful and respectful of individual needs.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for scheduling and access. These formats allow continued work on coping skills, problem solving, motivation, and emotional processing from different locations, making it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and adapt communication to what works best for each client.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, intimacy and relationship difficulties, sleep problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related focus areas such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her general therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is flexible and client-centered, adapting methods to each person’s situation and preferences. She frequently incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused strategies, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been working in mental health roles since 1996 across public agencies, community mental health, addiction treatment, and nonprofit clinics.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in Colorado and holds the LPC credential with license details CO LPC 0005987.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Services are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English