About Vanessa
Vanessa Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has been practicing since 2007. She holds a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Clark Atlanta University. Vanessa brings 17 years of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
She keeps sessions practical and goal-oriented. Vanessa uses clear, step-by-step strategies to help people manage worry, anger, and problems with self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, career decisions, and addiction concerns. In her work Vanessa blends cognitive behavioral methods with a solution-focused style. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors, while also building small, achievable goals to move forward.
Sessions often include concrete tools and exercises to practice between meetings. Vanessa has experience across a range of settings, including residential treatment, substance-use counseling in correctional contexts, wraparound and intensive family interventions, and managed care. Those roles have shaped a direct, practical approach to therapy.
She offers sessions in English and sees clients in Georgia as well as people outside the country. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the listed process.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Vanessa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT often includes practical exercises, simple thought records, and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage stress.She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy, which concentrates on small, achievable changes. This approach helps clients identify strengths, set clear goals, and track progress with short-term steps that feel manageable during busy weeks.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they review what has helped before and adjust plans as new challenges arise.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions replicate a face-to-face conversation and work well for teaching skills. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and flexible support between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, and parenting routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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