- Strengths based
- Practical skills
- Relationship focus
About Victoria
Victoria Okai is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with more than 14 years in mental health. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Victoria also supports people facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns and parenting challenges.
She trained at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, after completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Maryland. Her work history includes hospitals, community service boards, residential programs, outpatient clinics, and crisis counseling roles. This range gives her experience with urgent emotional needs and ongoing therapeutic work.
Victoria uses a whole-person, strengths-based outlook. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape sessions. That means conversations are guided by the client’s goals and practical steps are emphasized to change unhelpful patterns.
In sessions she aims to tailor the dialogue and plan to each person’s situation. She emphasizes respect, compassion, and dignity while helping people build skills for communication, coping with life changes, and managing feelings of isolation or depression.
Victoria encourages people to reach out when they need support and to take small, manageable steps toward clearer goals. She frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on real-life changes and improved day-to-day functioning.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes the client’s own goals and views, and helps people feel understood while they decide what changes to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and help you choose methods that fit. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time so sessions stay aligned with what is most helpful for you.
Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible check-ins when days are hectic. It can also let people use different tools from home that support skill practice between meetings. Licensed professionals aim to tailor each session to match your practical circumstances and the concerns you bring.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Victoria works with people managing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting concerns. She also addresses communication problems, immigration issues, infidelity, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and strengths based. Conversations focus on understanding your goals and building practical skills through approaches like CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has over 14 years of professional work experience in the mental health field, including roles in crisis counseling and settings such as hospitals and outpatient clinics.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) in the Commonwealth of Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking so you know what delivery methods are possible.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.