I am licensed in Connecticut with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, & anger management. I also have experience working with depression. I am trained in a variety of evidenced-based treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Blended family issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Infidelity, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CT LCSW 9408
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Vanessa is very understanding, helpful, and nonjudgemental! She actively messages me/checks in on me between our sessions and helps me keep myself in check throughout the week! I feel like i’m in very good hands!
Written on Nov 06, 2024 after therapy with Vanessa for 3 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties
I love Vanessa. I feel like she listens to me and understands my concerns without judgment and has helpful hints as to what she thinks works and doesn’t without being overbearing.
Written on Nov 15, 2023 after therapy with Vanessa for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, career difficulties, and coaching
Vanessa was amazing! She really unlocked new ways for me to deal with my anxiety and ocd and I feel like I’m in such a better spot now than I was when I first started thanks to her!
Written on Apr 06, 2023 after therapy with Vanessa for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
Vanessa is the best therapist I have ever had. She takes time to carefully listen to your concerns or fears or insecurities and finds ways to help you combat them. I couldn’t ask for a better therapist and guide!
Written on Nov 23, 2022 after therapy with Vanessa for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Vanessa is well-informed, compassionate, and really listens well. Improving one’s mental health is a marathon, not a sprint, and Vanessa’s patience makes the process more agreeable.
Written on Nov 14, 2022 after therapy with Vanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Thankyou
Written on Nov 12, 2022 after therapy with Vanessa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd