Vanessa Stapleton , LPC

Vanessa Stapleton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 12 years of practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and issues that often affect women. Her approach aims to help clients find practical steps forward and restore a sense of control.

Vanessa builds sessions around each person's needs. She uses straightforward methods drawn from cognitive behavioral and client-centered ideas to notice patterns, test new behaviors, and strengthen personal resources. Sessions are goal oriented and emphasize skills that can be used between meetings.

People who work with her often address challenges like low self-esteem, grief, anger, career transition, and intimacy-related concerns. Vanessa also supports those coping with mood disorders, bipolar challenges, social anxiety, and the stresses connected to caregiving and aging. She includes addiction-focused work when substance use is part of the picture.

Her style balances practical tools with attention to how relationships and attachment shape feelings and choices. That mix helps people reduce distress and improve communication over time. Vanessa encourages small, achievable steps rather than sudden large changes.

Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life change. She offers a calm space to try out different ways of responding, build new habits, and sharpen coping skills. If someone wants a collaborative approach with clear goals, Vanessa provides steady guidance and support.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people facing anxiety, grief, or life transitions by shifting attention to meaningful goals rather than fighting every uncomfortable emotion.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors to reduce distress. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and habits related to addiction or low self-esteem because it teaches concrete exercises to try between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those tools can be practical for anger, relationship problems, and intense mood swings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will collaborate to determine which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is conversational and tailored rather than rigid.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try different formats to see what feels most helpful.