About Vicki
I didn't come to this work from a textbook.
I came to it through my own story — and through years of sitting with people in theirs.
The story behind the work
Vicki Diemert is the founder of The Healing Narrative Coaching LLC, a faith-based, trauma-informed coaching practice rooted in Biblical Counseling, serving couples and individuals navigating broken trust, betrayal, relational harm, repeated conflict, and relationships at a crossroads. She provides Christian marriage and relationship coaching, individual story work, and relational facilitation — in person in Arizona's East Valley (Queen Creek, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, and San Tan Valley) and virtually throughout the United States and internationally.
When I began training in Narrative Focused Trauma Care™ through The Allender Center, I wasn't simply learning how to help someone else engage their story. I had to engage my own.
That work brought profound healing in my own life. I began to see connections between what I had experienced, what I had come to believe, the ways I had learned to protect myself, and how those patterns continued to shape my relationships in the present.
It changed more than my understanding of my own story. It changed the way I listened to and worked with the stories of others.
After years of working with couples and serving for eight years as a counseling director in a church, I had already sat with people navigating broken trust, betrayal, repeated conflict, and relationships at a crossroads. But engaging my own story deepened the questions I was asking.
Instead of moving quickly toward, "How do we fix this?" I became more interested in understanding: What actually happened here? What has been hurt or broken? What story is each person carrying? What are they protecting? What needs to be owned? What needs to change? And what would meaningful repair actually require?
I began to see more clearly that forgiveness, trust, repentance, reconciliation, and repair are connected, but they are not interchangeable. Better communication cannot repair what has never been named. And keeping a relationship together is not the same thing as healing what has been broken within it.
That understanding became part of the foundation for The Healing Narrative.
Today, I bring together more than 10 years of experience working with couples, my background in Biblical Counseling, and advanced training in story and trauma to help people understand what is happening in their relationships and within themselves.
Because I believe our stories deserve more than quick answers. They deserve curiosity, truth, compassion, and the kind of attention that helps us see clearly enough to discern what healing, meaningful change, and repair require.
How I work
My approach is narrative-focused and trauma-informed. That means we pay attention to the stories you've been living inside — the ones that shaped how you see yourself, your relationships, and God. We look at what happened, not just what you're feeling about it. And we work toward something more than symptom relief: a clearer, truer understanding of what is actually happening and what your next step is.
Honest assessment before reassurance
I don't start with a roadmap to reconciliation. I start with honest attention to what has actually happened — what it cost, what it revealed, and what it would take to address it.
Faith-integrated, not formula-driven
I work from a Christian worldview without imposing a predetermined outcome. Faith is woven into the work — including the parts of faith that are complicated, contested, or have been used to cause harm.
Trauma-informed pacing
I understand how trauma shapes the nervous system, the stories we tell about ourselves, and the patterns that show up in relationships. We move at a pace that is safe and sustainable.
Clarity as the goal
The goal is not a particular relational outcome. It is clarity — about what is happening, what belongs to you, what meaningful change would actually look like, and what your next step is.
Looking for Biblical Counseling?
Many people find me while searching for a biblical counselor. My graduate training is in Biblical Counseling (MA, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, plus CCEF certificates), and I served eight years as a counseling director in a church. That foundation of Scripture, theology, and the care of souls shapes everything I do. Today I offer that care through coaching and story work, combined with advanced trauma training, for couples and individuals in Arizona's East Valley and virtually.
Training & credentials
I hold an MA in Biblical Counseling from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and have pursued extensive post-graduate training in trauma and relational work.
MA, Biblical Counseling
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — graduate-level training in Scripture, theology, and the care of souls
CCEF Certificates
Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation — completed Certificates 1–3
Narrative Focused Trauma Care™, Levels 1–3
The Allender Center — intensive training in trauma-informed narrative approaches to healing
Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy
Reconnect Institute — specialized training in working with couples navigating betrayal and relational trauma
I am a Biblical counselor and coach offering soul care and story work. I am not a licensed mental health therapist, and I do not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. If you are in crisis or need clinical care, I will help you find the right support.
Not sure if this is the right fit?
That's exactly what the discovery call is for. It's a 30-minute conversation — not a session, not a sales pitch. A chance to describe what you're navigating and get a clear sense of whether this work makes sense for where you are.