Victoria Bartholomew, LCSW

Victoria Bartholomew, LCSW, focuses on Trauma and abuse along with stress, anxiety, relationships, and parenting concerns. She invites people to share hard thoughts and feelings in a nonjudgmental setting. Victoria frames therapy as a collaborative process and offers steady support through change.

Victoria works from practical approaches that aim to make everyday life feel more manageable. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and shift unhelpful thinking. She uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.

Her approach also includes solution-focused and motivational techniques to clarify goals and build momentum toward them. Trauma-focused methods are used when past hurt is getting in the way of current life. Sessions emphasize small, doable steps rather than big, sudden overhauls.

With six years of experience and a Kansas practice base, Victoria helps people untangle relationship and family challenges, including blended family issues and divorce-related strain. She also addresses workplace stress, control issues, and struggles with self-esteem and self-love.

Victoria encourages people to take the first step even when it feels hard. She works in plain language, lays out concrete strategies, and checks in often about what is and isn't helping. Her goal is to help clients build skills that fit their daily routines.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Victoria commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy as part of her approach. CBT helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going, and then practices new ways of thinking and acting. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past harm and works on processing difficult memories and building coping skills to reduce their impact on day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to try and how to pace the work.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules and reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins during the workday or sessions without video when that feels more manageable. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and trauma-focused work to remote formats while focusing on practical skills and steady progress.