Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Vanessa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Vanessa
Prof. Vanessa Costello is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She practices from Oklahoma and holds LPC credentials in Arizona and Texas as well.
Vanessa works with adults on common problems like stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and low self-esteem. She helps people cope with life changes and grief. She supports those dealing with relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, and communication problems.
Anger and compassion fatigue are also areas she addresses in sessions.
Background and approach
Vanessa draws on practical, evidence-informed methods in her work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and find motivation for change. She also integrates trauma-focused strategies when past events affect day-to-day life.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and partners with them to set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and steps that fit your daily life.
Vanessa is comfortable supporting people with caregiving stress, family-of-origin concerns, fertility and commitment issues, and life-purpose questions. She also works with social anxiety, midlife transitions, and challenges common to young adults and women. Clients meet with her online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.
She accepts English-speaking clients and can work with international clients as well.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Vanessa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- 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.
Online approaches that fit your life
Prof. Vanessa Costello uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often helps with anxiety, low mood, anger, and stress by breaking problems into clear, manageable steps.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing, which focuses on building a person’s own reasons and drive for change. This approach is useful when someone feels stuck or needs help finding lasting motivation to try new behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Vanessa will discuss options and tailor methods to your needs, goals, and preferences so you can try what fits best. The decision about methods happens collaboratively and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video suits deeper conversations when you want face-to-face time. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across busy days and life changes.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and communication problems, grief, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and direct, focusing on clear goals and skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working across a range of counseling settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in Arizona and Texas and practices from Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported and can she see overseas clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
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.