About Victoria
Victoria Cornell Riordan is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She aims to create a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters to them and set realistic goals. Her approach is practical and person-centered, aimed at helping people make small changes that add up.
Victoria began working with clients during high school in animal-assisted therapy groups, then served in the military with an original plan to focus on active duty service members and veterans.
Background and approach
After returning to civilian life she completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Xavier University and began clinical practice in Ohio. She brings six years of counseling experience to her work. In sessions she uses straightforward skills from cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on acceptance and mindfulness approaches to help clients live in line with their values and tolerate difficult emotions. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when people need skills for managing strong feelings and improving relationships. Victoria has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, depression, sleep and eating issues, anger, grief, and life transitions.
She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, and communication or commitment issues. People who choose her can expect clear, practical steps between sessions and an emphasis on building skills. She practices in Ohio and works in sessions tailored to each person’s goals and pace.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It is useful for ongoing anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on actions rather than trying to eliminate difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. It often includes homework like tracking thoughts or trying new behaviors between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication, which can be helpful for strong mood swings, anger, or relationship conflict.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose or blend methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That process can include trying a few techniques and adjusting the plan as progress and challenges emerge.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people see each other and do interactive exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the clinical work focused and goal-directed.
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What this therapist works with
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- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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