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April Vandiver

OR LPC C9938, MO LPC 2024018833
Credentials
OR LPC C9938, MO LPC 2024018833
NPI Number
1609618941
Location
Missouri
Languages
English
April Vandiver

Accepting new clients

6 years experience
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About April Vandiver

I am licensed in the states of Missouri, Oregon, and Louisiana in professional counseling. I have experience in helping clients with anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, career difficulties, confidence-building, life changes, coping with stress, time management, grief, goal-setting, and more. I believe in treating everyone with respect and compassion. I have a warm client-centered approach. It takes courage to take the first steps toward change. I am here to support you in that journey. You can message me 24/7. I will respond at least twice a day.

Licenses

LPC
2024018833
LPC
10643
LPC
C9938

Professional experience

  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Avoidant personality
  • Blended family issues
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Control issues
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Divorce and separation
  • Emptiness
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Fertility issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Immigration issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Jealousy
  • Life purpose
  • Midlife crisis
  • Money and financial issues
  • Narcissism
  • Postpartum depression
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-love
  • Sexuality
  • Smoking / vaping cessation
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Visually impaired
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“I can’t say enough good things about April. She’s kind, thoughtful, and easy to talk to. From our first session, she made me feel comfortable and understood.<br /> <br /> She’s a great listener and asks questions that help me see things from a new perspective. She’s professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring, which makes every session feel helpful and supportive.<br /> <br /> Working with her has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. I’m really grateful for her support and would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a caring and effective therapist.”

“April is amazing. She responds very quickly and really takes time to understands me. I’m enjoying very much our conversations. Definitely will recommend.”

“April is warm, intuitive and a natural listener. She provides insightful feedback and treats me with respect and genuine concern. If we had met at a coffeehouse or concert, we’d be lifelong friends!”

“April is fantastic! I look forward to our sessions and am always eager to share how my week went, the good and the bad and have someone listen to me and help me pick apart things that I am struggling with.”

“Very easy to talk to, knowledgeable and I enjoy working with her.”

“April is the first therapist I have felt I have connected with. Her voice and demeanor is incredibly grounding. She is very responsive and you can tell she really cares”

“I have only had a session with her but she has been very supportive and checks in frequently. I feel safe with her and that is important.”

“April actively listens when I am communicating with her. She restates what I just told to confirm that not only did she comprehend what I just said but also her having a clear understanding of my experience and expression of it so that we are on the same page and she is supporting the issues I want to deal with and work through. But that she is also supporting me the individual in my goals and journey. <br /> <br /> She is extremely prompt. Manages call time well so that I know where we are in the session and we can reach a stopping or closing point so that I am not left hanging in the middle of an emotional moment. <br /> <br /> She is the perfect blen of firm and completely supportive at the same time. I highly recommend her services.”

“Having April as a therapist has been an amazing experience! This is my first time trying therapy and she makes me feel very comfortable and heard. I'd recommend her to anybody.”

“Ms. Vandiver is a great therapist and she always listens to me even when I complain about nonsense. She offers great advice for me to handle my problems and I think she is a very sincere person. I’m glad our paths crossed and she is my therapist.”

“What April lists as her specialties are her strengths. She’s really helped me get into some nitty gritty things I’ve wanted to work on in therapy for a while. She’s evidence based and views therapy within a holistic lens.”

“I've had three sessions with April and they were helpful from the very first time. She takes in an enormous amount of information and is able to somehow help me see patterns in my life and possible solutions. When I signed up for Betterhelp, I specified that I want somebody to challenge my thoughts and help me recognize this type of thing. April has surpassed my expectations on both fronts! I also really appreciate how active she is on the messaging feature. I have realized that some things are easier for me to type and I might need some time to craft my messages and let things sink in. Being able to access messaging has been super helpful and has made my therapy experience more effective. April is wonderful - highly recommend her!”

“I’ve only met April one time but plan to meet her again. I found her positive, direct, supportive and professional. She has an open style that feels right to me.”

“April Vandiver has been a breath of fresh air! She’s has been my therapist for about 6 months. She listens attentively, takes meticulous notes, responds with honesty and care. <br /> April helps me take a look at life — present and past — from different vantage points. She shares from her own experience as well as examples from other clients while keeping everything totally confidential. And she never overshares! <br /> I’m amazed at the way she keeps in touch by sending messages or worksheets between sessions. <br /> I highly recommend her! <br /> Thank you April!”

“April is an intuitive listener and she offers such good perspective.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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