Vanessa Stapleton

Vanessa Stapleton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, and career concerns. She works with clients facing depression, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Vanessa is direct and goal-focused in sessions and aims to help people find clear, workable steps forward.

With 12 years of experience, she uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and client-centered care. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs, and she emphasizes building skills that can be used day to day. That includes improving coping, increasing autonomy, and strengthening self-esteem.

Her work also addresses intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Vanessa supports people dealing with substance use, codependency, isolation, and veteran-related issues as part of a broader practice. She brings a strengths-based perspective to help people recognize what already works for them.

In session she blends techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when useful. Conversations focus on practical changes, clearer thinking, and choices that match the client's values. The overall aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Vanessa invites people who want collaborative, action-oriented counseling to try a session. She asks clients to identify goals, then works with them to build steps and skills that fit everyday life.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them. ACT helps people who feel stuck by teaching simple ways to act in line with what matters, even when emotions are strong.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop new coping habits for anxiety, depression, or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together, so the plan can change as progress happens.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that helps. Therapists can adapt exercises, values work, and behavioral practice to sessions so people can apply skills between meetings and track real-life progress.