Victoria Hoyt , LCMFT, LMFT

Victoria Hoyt brings 27 years of clinical experience to her work as a marriage and family therapist. She holds the credentials LCMFT and LMFT - LCMFT denotes Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist and LMFT denotes Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and applies that training to support individuals, couples, and families facing a wide range of challenges.

Her clinical background includes extensive work in Christian counseling, blended family dynamics, couples therapy, addiction treatment, PTSD and trauma, sex-offender treatment, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. She has supported clients across the lifespan, from children as young as seven to older adults in their eighties, and has practiced in diverse settings including juvenile residential programs, an army base serving military families, mental health and addiction treatment facilities, and through her church.

Victoria draws on evidence-based strategies to tailor care to each person she sees, combining trauma-informed perspectives with strength-based and cognitive behavioral approaches when appropriate. Her practice also addresses intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting and blended family issues, grief and loss, stress and anxiety, self-esteem and anger, career and life transitions, and addictions. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, codependency, communication and control difficulties, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and domestic violence recovery.

She describes counseling as her calling and approaches work with attentiveness and respect, aiming to help people identify strengths and reach meaningful goals. Outside of practice she is a wife of 42 years and a parent and grandparent to a large family of eight children and twenty-four grandchildren, an experience she says deepens her understanding of family life and relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Victoria frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values - this approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy is another key approach, focusing on understanding and reshaping relational patterns that develop from early caregiving experiences - it is often helpful for relationship challenges, intimacy issues, and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also part of her toolkit; CBT teaches practical skills to identify and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is effective for depression, anxiety, and many coping difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Victoria works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video calls or phone, and communications can continue through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity across life changes, and access care from home, while still benefiting from work with a licensed professional.