Therapist profile
Vanessa Longoria-Carter, LPCC, LMFT
Licensed counselor - trauma and parenting support
Continue with VanessaAbout
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting concerns
- CBT and DBT methods
About Vanessa
Vanessa Longoria-Carter is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with trauma, eating concerns, depression, stress, anxiety, and parenting challenges. She also lists support for relationship strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, and career matters among her areas of focus.
She uses practical strategies in sessions and adapts conversations to the client's situation. Vanessa draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. She also uses dialectical behavior techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
When trauma is part of the history, she may incorporate EMDR techniques to address distressing memories and the ways those memories affect daily life. For relationship concerns she references Gottman Method ideas to improve communication patterns and reduce repeated conflict. Hypnotherapy is another tool listed to support change in habits and mindset when appropriate.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and first responder issues. She also lists experience with gender dysphoria and LGBT-related topics, body image and eating-related issues, chronic illness and pain, and compassion fatigue.
Vanessa frames sessions around concrete goals and skills. She asks about what is most pressing and helps people plan small, doable steps between meetings. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Vanessa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thinking that make problems worse and to practice different behaviors that lead to steady change. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday stressors.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. DBT skills are practical for intense emotions, anger, and relationship reactivity. When trauma is a primary concern, she may include EMDR techniques to address troubling memories and the ways those memories affect current reactions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what you want to get from sessions, then suggest methods to try. It is normal to adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
If you want to use online sessions, confirm the session formats available before booking since they are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists will also adapt exercises and homework for virtual meetings so progress continues between sessions.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas, Kentucky
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults facing trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, parenting pressures, relationship strain, grief, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, skills-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy and adapts sessions to focus on clear goals and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience supporting a range of concerns from trauma to career coaching.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds LPCC and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Texas.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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