Vanessa Martinez

Vanessa Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with three years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting concerns, and life changes. Vanessa also lists work around relationships, grief, trauma and abuse, and questions about life purpose among her focus areas.

She uses several practical, skills-based approaches in sessions. Vanessa draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to keep conversations focused on each person’s concerns and priorities.

Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas appear in her approach when people want tools for managing difficult thoughts and emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are available for building emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when those needs come up.

Sessions are conversational and oriented toward real-world steps. Vanessa helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and track what works. She aims to make progress manageable so decisions and next steps feel less overwhelming.

Her stated additional interests include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, mood disorders, OCD patterns, postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, social anxiety, and compassion fatigue. Vanessa conducts sessions in English and practices in Colorado.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Vanessa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) during sessions. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with your values, which can help when life feels directionless. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy ideas to keep sessions focused on what matters to the client. That approach centers the conversation on the person’s priorities and supports collaborative decision making about next steps and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will discuss which methods match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences and adjust them as the work progresses. This is a collaborative process aimed at practical steps and clearer options.

The therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use sessions during transitional periods or around work and caregiving responsibilities.