Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
How Vanessa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Vanessa
Vanessa Upshire-Tribble is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with five years of practice. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, including anger, and supports those coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Vanessa approaches each person with respect and plain talk.
She encourages people to notice their own strengths and use them in hard moments. Vanessa believes the person in the room knows their life best.
Background and approach
She listens first and asks questions that help clarify patterns and goals. Then she works with each person to try small, concrete changes that can reduce distress and make daily life easier. Her work often draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s priorities central.
She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. These tools are applied in short, step-by-step ways rather than long lectures. People who want practical steps and a respectful listener tend to do well with her approach.
She helps people tackle issues like blended family challenges and drug or alcohol concerns through steady, focused sessions. Vanessa aims to make the process clear and manageable from the first meeting. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to share their story and preferred goals.
From there she and the person create a plan that fits their schedule and needs.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Blended family issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
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.
How her approaches work for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person steer sessions toward their goals. This approach is useful for building trust and clarifying what change would look like.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses short exercises and simple experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can help with anger, anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.
Vanessa treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will ask about goals and try methods that match what the person wants to work on. If something doesn’t fit, she will adjust the plan so it better matches needs and preferences.
Online therapy with her can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, have a shorter check-in by text, or choose phone calls when video isn’t convenient. The range of formats helps people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, and family challenges, including blended family issues and drug and alcohol addiction.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a listening-first, client-centered style and pairs that with clear, practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy when helpful.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a North Carolina LCSW and has five years of professional work experience supporting people with emotional and substance-related concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.