Community Highlights: Meet Victoria Grimm of VG Therapy Collective

Today we’d like to introduce you to Victoria Grimm.

Hi Victoria, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
When I was 18, I joined the United States Air Force and served for seven years in South Carolina, South Korea, Germany, and England. Living and working abroad taught me that no matter where we come from, we are all trying to make life work. That experience deepened my curiosity about people and how we connect. During my service, I volunteered as a victim advocate, supporting those who experienced sexual violence, and continued that work after I separated from the military.

After leaving the military, I moved into community mental health in Colorado. I focused on suicide prevention, wrote grants, and helped implement the Zero Suicide model at a large agency. In 2018, I began graduate school in Denver, earning my master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. After graduation, my husband and I moved to Arizona to be closer to family. It quickly became home and the place where I built my therapy career.

I have been practicing in Arizona for almost six years and running VG Therapy Collective for nearly three. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona, Michigan, Colorado, and Texas. Building this practice has not always been easy. It has involved risk, growth, and a lot of learning, but I stayed with it because the work matters deeply to me.

Today, VG Therapy Collective serves high-achieving individuals, couples, and families. We help clients move from emotional chaos to clarity and meaning so they can live a more connected life. I’m proud of where we are and grateful for what’s ahead.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has definitely not been a smooth road, and I don’t think life is meant to be. I believe it’s important to acknowledge that suffering is part of the human experience. When we can accept that, it becomes a little easier to move through life with compassion and adaptability.

My time in the military shaped a lot of who I am, but it was also challenging. Being a woman in that environment came with its own set of obstacles, and leaving the military was one of the hardest decisions I’ve made. It meant walking away from a clear path and taking a risk on something unknown.

Along the way, I’ve learned that there will always be people who doubt you or try to take advantage of your ideas. I’ve also faced personal health challenges that sometimes make it difficult to balance everything I care about. But through all of it, I’ve stayed grounded in purpose. I believe in the work I do and in showing up authentically, even when the road isn’t easy.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
VG Therapy Collective was founded in 2023 to provide specialized therapy for high-achieving individuals, couples, and families. We’re one of the few practices in the greater Phoenix area truly tailored to this population, offering therapy that is focused, flexible, and designed to match their pace and goals.

Our clients are often people who appear successful on the outside but feel pressure, disconnection, or emotional exhaustion beneath the surface. Many have experienced adversity early in life and learned to rely on achievement or control to cope. Over time, those same strategies can create distance in relationships and a loss of self. At VG Therapy Collective, we help clients reconnect with their emotions and create lives that feel aligned, not just accomplished.

I’m trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and have advanced experience working with suicidality and complex trauma. One of our signature offerings, the Accelerated Couples Session, is a 3.5-hour foundational experience designed for high-achieving couples. It helps couples begin therapy with momentum, reach the heart of their challenges more efficiently, and stay engaged in meaningful progress.

We’re also growing. Joshua Erickson, LAC, recently joined VG Therapy Collective and is now accepting new clients. His approach reflects our shared mission of helping high achievers strengthen relationships and create lasting change.

Beyond the practice, I serve on the Board of the Arizona Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, where I support professional training and community connection across the state.

At VG Therapy Collective, our goal is simple: to help busy high achievers move from emotional chaos and self-doubt to clarity and meaning so they can live a connected life.

How do you think about luck?
I think the role of luck really depends on how you define it. To me, luck is what happens outside of our direct influence. While we can’t control everything, we can decide how we respond and what meaning we take from it. The way we think and interpret experiences can shape how lucky we feel.

For example, if I were to get fired from a job, I could see that as devastating or I could view it as an opportunity to grow and be challenged. That perspective changes the outcome. There have been times in my life when I’ve felt both lucky and unlucky, but I’ve learned that even the difficult seasons have offered something valuable I could use.

Right now, I feel fortunate, not because everything is easy, but because I’ve built the mindset and support system to navigate what comes my way. To me, that is what luck really is: meeting life’s uncertainty with awareness and resilience.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.vgtherapyco.com
• Instagram: vgtherapyco

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