About Vanessa
Vanessa Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood shifts, and ADHD-related concerns. Vanessa keeps sessions grounded and straightforward so people can make steady progress.
She draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to shape each plan. Sessions focus on clear goals, small experiments, and building skills that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to what matters most to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Vanessa has three years of clinical experience working with issues like parenting strain, relationship worries, grief, trauma, and burnout. She aims to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and strengthen coping tools that reduce distress.
Practical skill-building is paired with attention to values and what brings meaning. She also addresses concerns such as obsessive thoughts, postpartum mood changes, body image, and career uncertainty. Communication problems, attachment questions, and feelings of isolation are explored with concrete strategies for change.
The emphasis is on usable steps that people can practice between sessions. Therapy can include short skill check-ins, longer problem-focused work, or a mix depending on needs. Vanessa encourages steady progress, realistic goals, and collaboration so clients shape the pace and focus of their care.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking that keep problems going and practicing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering a supportive space where clients lead the topics and the therapist reflects and clarifies.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That means adjusting strategies over time, combining approaches when helpful, and setting clear, practical goals together.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief skill coaching, quick check-ins, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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