Vanessa Van Dyke , LPC

Vanessa Van Dyke is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues tied to identity and compassion fatigue. She communicates in straightforward terms and aims to make a first step feel less overwhelming for someone worried or unsure about therapy.

Vanessa brings 16 years of experience and holds an LPC credential, licensed in Colorado and Arizona. Her work often centers on trauma and abuse recovery, body image concerns, and LGBTQ matters. She also addresses related struggles such as shame, isolation, and mood shifts.

In sessions Vanessa listens for patterns that matter, like attachment wounds, abandonment fears, and codependent behaviors. She helps people talk through family of origin problems, commitment worries, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. Money stress and caregiver strain are also common topics she supports people with.

Her style aims to be open and nonjudgmental. She creates space for clients to name difficult feelings and try practical ways to manage them. Conversations may include small experiments between sessions to test new habits or ways of relating.

People who prefer different communication methods can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Vanessa guides each person at a pace that feels manageable while focusing on clear, usable steps toward feeling better.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Vanessa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional healing. One common approach she uses helps people process trauma-related symptoms by naming stressful memories, identifying their effects, and practicing coping skills to reduce their day-to-day impact. Another core method centers on identity and shame work, helping clients clarify values, explore identity questions, and reduce self-critical thinking through steady conversational work and small behavior changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Vanessa discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the methods used as work progresses. She encourages clients to give feedback and to try different strategies until a comfortable fit is reached.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations, phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or require less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat allow for shorter check-ins or ongoing written work between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, and daily life.