- Mindfulness Therapy
- Guilt and shame work
- Stress and anger
About Victoria
Victoria Hogan Sulyans is a licensed clinical social worker in Rhode Island and Virginia with 14 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and life changes. She also supports clients facing communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, midlife concerns, and mood or social anxiety issues.
Victoria uses plain talk in sessions. She draws on mindfulness therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up by them. Sessions focus on practical skills and small changes that can reduce distress day to day.
Her approach centers on listening and then making a plan together. Conversations are adjusted to the person's situation and pace. The plan may include breathing and grounding exercises, noticing patterns of thought, and practicing different ways to respond to difficult feelings.
Victoria has worked in clinical settings for over a decade. That experience includes supporting people after trauma and helping with ongoing mood or anxiety struggles. She combines skills learned in practice with a simple, structured way of working that aims to be straightforward and usable.
People often come for help with guilt and shame about past actions, relationships, or roles. In sessions they talk through what keeps those feelings active, try new ways to respond, and build small habits that reduce the day-to-day weight of those emotions.
Mindfulness-based methods and online sessions
Victoria uses mindfulness therapy in simple, practical ways. Mindfulness work asks a person to notice thoughts, emotions, and physical reactions without acting on them. It can help with anxiety, recurring shame, intrusive memories, and moments of panic by increasing awareness and giving room to choose a different response.The therapist treats approach selection as a process. She discusses options with each person, listens to their goals and limits, and then tests what feels useful. Clients and therapist adjust the methods together until the approach fits day-to-day life and specific concerns like guilt or anger.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow sessions without travel. It also gives flexibility for quieter or lower-bandwidth meetings and for trying mindfulness exercises in the moment where they happen.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, midlife concerns, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and women's issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She uses conversational work and mindfulness practices to help people notice how guilt and shame show up. The process focuses on practical steps to change reactions and reduce ongoing distress.
What is her clinical background?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings, including work with trauma and mood or anxiety difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices out of Virginia while also licensed in Rhode Island.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.