Vanessa Britton
Compassionate counselor focused on practical change
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Vanessa
Vanessa Britton is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of experience. She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) credentials and practices in Pennsylvania. She began working in counseling settings early in her career and has worked in a variety of places including prisons, drug and alcohol centers, in-home therapy, public schools, and community offices.
Vanessa focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Background and approach
She helps clients talk through stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, trauma and grief, and major life changes. She also addresses concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, body image, and OCD-related struggles. Her style blends straightforward skill teaching with supportive conversation.
She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy along with Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques. Trauma-Focused Therapy is part of her work when past events need direct attention. Sessions aim to identify concrete goals and build tools for day-to-day life.
Vanessa adapts the pace and techniques to each person’s needs while keeping explanations simple and practical. Sessions are offered in English and use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Scheduling follows the therapist’s availability and sessions are billed through a cancellable subscription that varies by location and therapist availability.
Therapy approaches and online care that fit your life
Vanessa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT teaches simple skills to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and manage day-to-day challenges. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills when emotions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what is most useful for the client. This collaborative process helps match evidence-based methods to each person’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow work from home or other safe spaces, and let clients use the format that feels most comfortable. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review progress, and set practical homework between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- 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
Next step
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