About Vanessa
Vanessa Uribe is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She focuses on building confidence and motivation while supporting those dealing with depression and life changes. Vanessa speaks English and practices in California.
She brings 12 years of experience to sessions and aims to support practical steps toward feeling better. Vanessa centers the work on each person’s strengths and story. She treats clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them use what already works.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than vague advice. That can mean setting small goals, trying new coping strategies, and tracking what changes. Her approach often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.
Vanessa uses this to help people test unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also supports conversations about life purpose and finding what matters most. Therapy with Vanessa tends to be practical and collaborative.
She offers tools for managing anxiety and stress, and short-term strategies for getting through a difficult period. Over time the work can shift to deeper patterns and long-term goals when that fits the client’s needs. People can expect straightforward, respectful support that emphasizes strengths and action.
Vanessa aims to empower clients to make changes at their own pace while offering guidance on steps that move them forward.
Using CBT and practical tools through online sessions
Vanessa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence one another. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.The choice of approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, test what works, and adjust methods together. That makes it easier to choose short-term techniques or longer-term strategies based on what the person needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or when the client prefers written communication. These options make therapy more flexible and allow consistent work even when life is busy.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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