About Vanessa
Vanessa Schneider is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and ADHD. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in California.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what feels most useful to the client. She listens closely and helps people set clear, manageable goals.
Conversations are practical and aimed at small, achievable changes.
Background and approach
Vanessa draws from several therapy approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to build trust and understand each person's story. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is applied when patterns of thinking and behavior are getting in the way of daily life.
She also brings narrative and Jungian ideas into the work, helping people reframe their life stories and notice deeper themes that shape behavior. Motivational Interviewing is used when a person wants to change habits but feels stuck. Vanessa pays attention to cultural background and the effects of multicultural issues on mental health.
She helps people navigate parenting stress, work pressures, sleeping or eating concerns, and recovery from trauma. Her practice aims to be collaborative, respectful, and focused on steps people can take between sessions.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Vanessa often uses client-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person to set their own goals; it helps when someone needs a steady space to sort feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and offers concrete exercises and new skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleeping problems. She also draws on narrative therapy to help people reframe their life stories and identify recurring themes that affect choices. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - she will talk through goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed so the work fits the individual's needs and pace. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you work face-to-face from different locations, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging fits quick updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life while keeping the focus on clear goals and practical progress.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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