- Work and wellbeing
- Anxiety and trauma
- LGBTQ concerns
About Vanessa
Vanessa Van Dyke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, compassion fatigue, and LGBTQ concerns. Vanessa aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and painful memories. Sessions often center on understanding patterns like shame, abandonment, and attachment issues, and on practical steps to reduce daily overwhelm. Vanessa also addresses body image, sexuality, and the strain that caregiving or financial stress can bring.
Her work often includes helping people untangle family of origin issues, codependency, commitment worries, and the aftermath of separation or divorce. She talks about guilt, isolation, and finding clearer life purpose in everyday terms, and she helps clients build concrete strategies to manage mood fluctuations and anxiety.
Vanessa values collaboration and aims to tailor the pace to each person. She listens for what matters most, then helps craft small, doable changes that add up over time. Her approach is practical and compassionate, focused on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Based in Colorado and licensed in both Colorado and Arizona, Vanessa draws on 16 years of clinical experience to support people through transitions, trauma recovery, and work-life stress. She encourages people to reach out when they are ready to take the next step.
Approaches that guide online work
Vanessa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional healing. One common approach she draws on helps people process trauma-related symptoms by gently working through distressing memories and building coping skills to reduce their daily impact. This work is useful for anxiety, past abuse, and compassion fatigue.Another frequent focus is addressing shame, identity, and attachment concerns by identifying unhelpful patterns and practicing new ways of relating to oneself and others. That approach aims to lessen isolation and improve self-compassion, which can help with body image, sexuality questions, and relationship worries.
Finding the right method is part of the process, and Vanessa treats it as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust techniques over time so therapy matches real needs.
If you plan to try online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits to consider include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and being able to meet without traveling. Licensed professionals can often shape session length and timing to help therapy fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Vanessa commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, compassion fatigue, and LGBTQ issues. She also supports people with body image, attachment, abandonment, guilt, and relationship pattern concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is open and nonjudgmental, focused on listening and practical steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns and create manageable changes rather than quick fixes.
What is her background and experience?
She has 16 years of professional work experience helping people with a wide variety of issues, including trauma, shame, identity work, and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and holds licenses in Colorado and Arizona. Her practice is based in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 according to therapist availability.