Vicki Marcum, LCSW

Illinois · 40 years in practice

Vicki Marcum is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 40 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149008067 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1154494193 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 40
Languages: English

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About Vicki

Vicki Marcum is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 40 years of experience. She practices from a client-centered stance at first, then adapts her approach to fit each person's needs. She aims to build trust and help people find practical ways forward through stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and other life challenges.

She brings experience from many settings including inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient community mental health, emergency and crisis services, and schools.

Background and approach

That background informs work with people facing trauma and abuse, family of origin issues, parenting concerns, and coping with major life changes. She also has worked with people living with bipolar disorder and chronic mental health needs. Vicki uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas and cognitive-behavioral tools when those approaches match a person's goals.

Sessions focus on uncovering emotions, improving communication patterns, and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She keeps language plain and focuses on what will make day-to-day life easier. Her practice has included in-home programs, outpatient day treatment, case management, and independent practice.

She has provided clinical services in emergency rooms, schools, churches, and social service agencies. This range gives her familiarity with both short-term crisis work and longer-term therapy. Vicki describes herself as compassionate and direct.

She stays client-centered at the start, then challenges unhelpful beliefs when the relationship allows. She helps people weigh options, make changes, and reconnect with what matters to them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Vicki lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Vicki names

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Online support

Using Emotion and Attachment Work Online

Vicki draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with strong feelings. EFT focuses on recognizing emotional patterns and changing how people respond in relationships or stressful moments. It can help with intimacy issues, grief, and intense emotional reactions.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current behavior. This approach helps people understand why they react a certain way and build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy shapes the conversation early on by following the person's lead and creating a safe, respectful place to start work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Vicki will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their personality and situation. Together she and the client will adjust the focus over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or a busy family schedule.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Vicki commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, depression, relationship and family issues, and many related concerns such as body image, codependency, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style begins client-centered to build trust, then shifts to approaches that match the issue and the person's preferences. She is compassionate and may challenge beliefs once a working relationship is established.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 40 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, crisis, school, and community settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.

How does payment and cost work?

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