Hilary Viens (she/her)

MSW, LICSW
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Essex Jct, VT

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Medication Management

About My Clients

I lead with warmth and authenticity, hoping to foster a positive experience in therapy for you. I think vulnerability is courageous and want you to feel comfortable sharing your story.

My Background and Approach

I use an intersectional framework and integrate a trauma-informed and socio-politically engaged approach to mental health. I believe working from an intersectional framework helps to deeply understand issues, as they are often affected by a number of individual, collective and systemic discriminations and disadvantages. I typically use an eclectic strength-based approach with clients, utilizing a range of modalities depending on need, but draw strongly from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Feminist Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a licensed social worker with more than 17 years of experience I have worked in many settings providing crisis stabilization, therapeutic services, supervision, and community advocacy.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

A member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I am passionate about decarceration, anti-racism, wealth redistribution, and anti-urgency culture. In my free time I hang out with our three dogs, binge watch tv shows, tend to plants and try to learn to be a better cook. I find calmness in listening to music, meditating daily and being by the water.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Feminist Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Medication Management
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosis and Schizophrenia
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 21 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $125/session

Info

Email Hilary
78 Pearl Street
Unit 5478
Essex Jct, VT 05453

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