About Vanessa
Vanessa Britton is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 14 years of experience. She has worked in diverse settings including prisons, drug and alcohol centers, in-home therapy, public schools, and community offices. Vanessa focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction issues, and major life changes.
She uses straightforward talk and practical techniques to help people cope day to day. Sessions include skill-building for anxiety and mood, motivation-focused conversations for substance concerns, and strategies for handling relationship and parenting stress.
Background and approach
Vanessa aims to make therapy a collaborative process where goals are clear and progress is measurable. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, grief, and compulsive behaviors. She also supports people dealing with body image, blended family challenges, first responder and veteran concerns, and co-occurring mood or substance issues.
Vanessa adapts her approach to each person rather than applying a single method to everyone. Vanessa draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to teach coping skills, manage emotions, and set achievable steps toward change.
People can expect appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled around the person’s needs and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Vanessa works from Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Vanessa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small pieces so people can practice new skills and see what changes their mood or reaction.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. DBT gives clear tools for managing strong feelings and improving relationships through skills like mindfulness and boundary-setting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for more interactive skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, skill reminders, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into school, work, or busy home lives.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, North Carolina
- Languages
- English