- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Vanessa
Vanessa Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in Georgia since 2007. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Clark Atlanta University and a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University. Vanessa brings 17 years of counseling experience to her work and speaks English.
Her practice focuses on practical help for relationship and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing career changes, stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
Young adult issues and family problems are also areas she addresses. Vanessa uses a cognitive behavioral approach to identify unhelpful thinking and develop different coping skills. She also applies solution-focused techniques that prioritize clear, short-term goals and steps people can try right away.
Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and action focused. Her background includes work in residential treatment centers, substance abuse counseling for the Department of Corrections, wraparound services, and managed care. That variety gives her experience with practical supports and coordination of care across settings.
Vanessa aims to help people find manageable changes they can use day to day. She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress. Parents and individuals looking for direct, skill-based work often find her style straightforward and task-focused.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vanessa helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Family problems
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online options for goal-focused work
Vanessa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thought that keep problems going and to build new coping skills. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and many everyday behavior concerns.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which narrows attention to practical goals and small steps that move people toward what they want. This approach is often helpful when clients want focused, short-term progress and concrete strategies.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Vanessa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is low, and text or chat suits brief check-ins or ongoing reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and parenting demands while keeping the work practical and goal oriented.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What concerns does Vanessa address?
She helps with relationship and parenting challenges, career shifts, stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, intimacy issues, self-esteem, and related family or young adult problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and goal-focused. She uses skill-building and short-term steps to help people make changes they can use right away.
How much experience does she have?
Vanessa has 17 years of clinical experience and has worked in residential treatment, substance abuse counseling, wraparound services, and managed care.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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