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Vanessa Britton

Compassionate clinician focused on practical skills

LPC, LCMHC Pennsylvania

Experience
14 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Vanessa

Vanessa Britton is a licensed counselor with 14 years of clinical experience who brings a wide range of settings to her practice, including work in correctional facilities, substance use treatment centers, school systems, and community offices.

Background and approach

She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and has focused her career on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and grief, career transitions, and other life changes.

Her approach combines practical skill-building with compassionate guidance, drawing on therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Vanessa tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person's circumstances, offering daytime, evening, and some Saturday appointments to increase access for busy schedules.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and empowerment while working with children, teens, and adults across a range of concerns. Clients who choose Vanessa can expect collaborative sessions that focus on learning techniques to manage symptoms, develop coping strategies, and support lasting change.

She encourages those who are unsure about starting to reach out and complete the initial matching steps to begin scheduling according to availability.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Vanessa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and many everyday stressors. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of traumatic experiences, guiding clients through structured interventions aimed at processing trauma and reducing its ongoing impact.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, symptoms, and preferences and help determine whether CBT, trauma-focused work, or another method like DBT or Motivational Interviewing fits best. That shared planning helps tailor sessions to what matters most to the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing work to continue through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it possible to fit therapy into daytime, evening, or weekend routines, support continuity when travel or scheduling is difficult, and provide multiple ways to engage with skills and strategies outside of sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of difficulties can Vanessa help with?
She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work blends practical skill teaching and collaborative talk therapy, incorporating evidence-based methods to help clients build coping strategies and address patterns of thinking and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 14 years of experience from varied settings including prisons, drug and alcohol centers, in-home therapy, schools, and community offices.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials with license details PA LPC PC007114 and NC LCMHC 16551 and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, North Carolina

Languages

English