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ANGER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, TRAUMATOLOGIST, CERTIFIED CAREER COUNSELOR, MEDIATOR & COACH
I am an Anger Management Expert, Internationally Recognized TeleBehavioral Health Specialist, Traumatologist, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Online Professor of Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, and U.S. History. With expertise in distance education and the virtual classroom, I am proficient in ANGEL, Blackboard, CampusCruiser, Canvas, eCollege, LoudCloud, Moodle, and WebCT Learning Management Systems, including the Wimba classroom.
A former Tenured Professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, I have held positions in higher education, mental health, social services, criminal justice, food and beverage, and transportation, including the State University of New York, Northwestern University, Educational Testing Service, and American Airlines. I conduct research on anger management, career development, vocational psychology, sports counseling, addictions, military families, and diverse populations, and have several inter/national refereed publications in these areas.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, I earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's in U.S. and Latin American History from The University of Iowa; a Master's in Counselor Education from Northern Illinois University; and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University.
I am a member of several professional associations, including the American Mental Health Counselors Association, National Career Development Association, the International Association of Marriage & Family Counselors, the National Association of Forensic Counselors, and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, to name a few. I also possess various licenses and certifications: a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)-MI; a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)-IL & NV; a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)-CA; a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)-IN; a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)-IN; a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC); a Certified Career Counselor (CCC); Certified JobsOver50-Boomer Authority Career Coach (CJO50); a Master Addictions Counselor (MAC); a Doctoral Addictions Counselor (DAC); a Clinically Certified Domestic Violence Counselor (CCDVC); a Clinically Certified Criminal Justice Specialist (CCCJS); a National Certified Counselor (NCC); a National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC); a National Certified Gerontological Counselor (NCGC); a Clinical Member of the National Association of Forensic Counselors; a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; a Board Certified Coach (BCC); a Diplomate in Sports Counseling (DSC); a Human Services Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP); a Certified Anger Management Facilitator (CAMF); an Advanced Certificate in Mediation; a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); and a Certified Federal Mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
With 6 Full Clinical Licenses in 5 States (CA, IL, IN, MI, & NV), and several National Board Certifications, my goal is to facilitate and enhance the self-concept development and self-esteem of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, and institutions. Areas of expertise include Anger; Anger Management; Depression; Anxiety; Trauma; Domestic Violence; Sports Psychology/Counseling; LGBTQIA; Sexual Assault; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Emotional Support Animal (ESA) Specialist; Sex Industry; Sex Therapy; Addictions; DUI/Substance Abuse & Department of Transportation (DOT) Evaluations as a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP); Men's Rights; Multicultural & Diverse Populations; and a Certificate in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Having taught nutrition at the college level, another area of interest and expertise includes the overall health and wellness of individuals, families, and groups, including the nutritional perspective and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
My clients include adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors. I am fully capable of engaging with each age group and/or developmental life stage.
As a Platinum Member of the eWomenNetwork.com, and an Influencer Member of the International Association of Women (IAW), I fully support the growth and development of women throughout the world! Also, I am Sports Chair, Las Vegas Chapter, Rutgers University Alumni Association.
Additional areas of focus:LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder
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MI LPC 6401000417
CA LPCC 976
IL LCPC 180.008854
IN LCSW 34002388A
NV LCPC CP0164
Reviews
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Dr. Coleman has been a huge help and I highly recommend her!!
Written on May 01, 2019 after therapy with Vicki for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and bipolar disorder
Dr. Coleman is a perfect fit for me as she is very open about using therapy primarily without medications as long as I am moving forward! It has been a wonderful fit for me, she is also excellent with CPTSD/Trauma. She is available to me all the time.
Written on Mar 13, 2019 after therapy with Vicki for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and bipolar disorder
Dr. Coleman is the best. She always knows the right thing (both subjectively and objectively) to say in all situations I present to her. She is very wise but also has clinical explanations for things. She has been a tremendous help for me!
Written on Dec 22, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
Dr. Vicki has been a tremendous help during my healing journey. I always look forward to our chat as she will guide me and advice me on my work, family, and relationship problems. I strongly recommend Dr. Vicki.
Written on Oct 30, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties
I had the opportunity to spend most of 2018 with Dr. Coleman. It has been a positive journey where Dr. Coleman has helped me by providing counseling, coaching and sharing documents to reach and embrace my core self. That has been so powerful to see the inner strength we all have, finally being able to embrace it. How that inner strength can help us to move forward with a better self and projection of how we look at the world with a positive attitude. Thank you, Dr. Coleman, for all your assistance.
Written on Oct 15, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 7 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Dr. Vicki is a wonderful counselor to have. She listens and really gets to the meat of the matter. My relationships (with myself), my family and friends have made huge improvements. I feel more "solid" (if that makes sense), and my anxiety has almost diminished. I am still an anxious person, but I am working through my issues with her help, and we are finding ways for me to deal with anxiety as it happens before it blows up into a full fledged panic attack that stains everything (and the resultant fear and anger that follows anxiety). If you do the work she provides you (work is necessary to heal), then things will improve greatly! She is certified in many areas, and it shows. Dr. Vicki is very compassionate and very caring. I love working with her, and I am thankful every day that I found BetterHelp!
Written on Oct 02, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Dr. Coleman is great at what she does. I started working with her a couple of months ago to process some changes that were going on in my life and figuring out what to do next. During our sessions, she always listened and was able to provide insight. She also gave me some resources that were helpful in managing my anxiety and figuring out what to do next in my career. Would highly recommend her!
Written on Aug 18, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, and self esteem
I really love that she is very timely and through. I appreciate that she schedules dates to meet and to have live sessions with me. I think she is amazing and very helpful
Written on Jul 13, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship, intimacy-related, and anger
Dr. Vicki is truly a kind and caring professional. I had reservations about using this service, but I have felt so at ease with her from the start, and she’s helped me to gain a lot of clarity in my life. I have already recommended her to friends, and will continue to do so!
Dr. Vicki, thank you so much for being there for me, and helping me become a better, happier person.
Written on Jun 16, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, and parenting
One of the most competent therapists we can find.
Written on Jun 04, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 4 months on issues concerning self esteem, and anger
I enjoyed my session wth Dr. Coleman. I can tell she was sincerely listening and wanting to see if she was going to be of real help in my situation. She is versed in so many areas and also continues to stay current with what her patients are dealing with in the real world. I look forward to starting my work with Dr. Coleman on my concerns and goals.
Written on May 21, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship, intimacy-related, and self esteem
Dr. Coleman has got me thinking differently than I use to! It's all been for the better way of looking at my life and understanding why I think what I do. I'm looking forward to learning how to change my thought entirely and control my anxiety! The comfort of being in my own home talking to my Dr. Is the greatest feeling of not worrying about going out to see my Dr. and being out of my environment!
Written on May 16, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Dr. Coleman is a kind and sincere therapist. She keeps in contact with me and is always trying to keep me involved and interacting. She listens to understand and her insight is helpful. I highly recommend her as a therapist.
Written on May 05, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 months on issues concerning depression, lgbt, and relationship
I really like Dr. Coleman. She listens to me very well and she responds to me in a very professional manner. She is very kind and thoughtful. I am glad she is my counselor.
Written on Apr 06, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship, family, self esteem, and anger
Dr. Coleman has always been honest, and willing to work with me, even going so far as to ask me if it might be okay to reschedule a session because she wanted to make sure she had enough time set aside for me. I really appreciated it, especially since I've had other therapists cancel and never explain why. When I was sick, she never badgered me about making a session, but actually messaged me a few times a week just to see how I was doing. It never feels like just a job for her, it always feels like she personally cares, and it's honestly rather refreshing to be treated like a person who happens to go to therapy, rather than just another patient with generic problems and crises. I've already recommended her to a few people, and pointed a few others to BetterHelp.
Written on Apr 02, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and anger
Dr. Coleman is a caring compassionate person. She seems to understand where I am and how to help.
Written on Mar 22, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship
Dr. Coleman has been a great help to me so far, especially when it comes to thinking things through and cutting into the middle of my thoughts. Can't thank her enough and I'm excited to keep going!
Written on Mar 02, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, self esteem, and career
I find Dr. Coleman to be very thorough. She has been very compassionate to my situation. She is very experienced. I feel I can trust her. I am happy that I have her in my corner.
Written on Feb 10, 2018 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related, self esteem, and career
Dr. Coleman is exceptional at what she does. It’s been a few months. I fully trust her and her ability to bring me back down to the ground is pretty amazing. I’m a chronic flaker. And for once in my life I don’t feel like a bad person because of it. She says we don’t start over we just continue where we left off. You don’t know how much this lifts the weight of guilt off of me. I will keep working with Dr. Coleman until I can manage my everyday life more fluidly. Thank you Dr. Coleman.
Written on Nov 24, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 3 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, eating, sleeping, self esteem, and career
I am thankful for Vicki.
Written on Nov 19, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family, sleeping, self esteem, career, and bipolar
Dr. Coleman, is an intelligent, well rounded, very well educated woman. I could not be happier with the advice, active listening and honest and openness that she possesses. She is a great listener, but she also will call a spade a spade. She is no nonsense and will let you know exactly her take on your issues. She is a positive motivator for me. My life is starting to change because of Dr. Vicki Coleman, in a good way! She is has a vast knowledgeable on many subjects and diagnosis. I love to chat with her and always look forward to our sessions!
Written on Oct 02, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship, family, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related, sleeping, self esteem, and anger
I wish I had time to use this service the way it was intended. I think Dr. Vicky is a sweet lady who continues to message me even when I forget to message back.
Written on Sep 23, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, grief, sleeping, self esteem, anger, and career
Dr. Coleman is amazing. She is helping get to the root of my problems. I told her what my issues currently are, but she digs deeper than that to help. She doesn't want to solve this current problem, she wants to figure out what happened further back to trigger todays behaviors and actions. She is so intelligent, though.
Written on Aug 28, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship, grief, eating, and sleeping
I really appreciate Dr. Coleman's ability to connect with me in the short amount of time I begin using BetterHelp. She has the expertise to assess, listen, and advise of where my deep inner struggles are and I look forward to bettering myself, using this platform that works for me as I am a traveling global executive.
Written on Aug 28, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship, family, sleeping, anger, and career
Took me forever to find the right counselor for my foster/adoption process, but I am thankful that I found Dr. Coleman here at betterhelp.com! I just had my first session with her last week, I can already tell that she is very pleasant to talk to. When I express my concerns she pays close attention and has good advices. My experience with Dr. Coleman are so far very valuable. :)
Written on Aug 25, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions
Very knowledgeable and helpful! Highly recommend Dr. Coleman.
Written on Aug 02, 2017 after therapy with Vicki for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, eating, and bipolar
Very understanding for any outcome i have made, Has always been there to communicate with on occasional levels where i found it hard to open up.
Thank you for that .
Written on Nov 12, 2014 after therapy with Vicki for 1 week on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship, trauma and abuse, family, intimacy-related, sleeping, parenting, self esteem, anger, and depression
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