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Vanessa Longoria-Carter

Practical, compassionate therapy with clear goals

LPCC, LMFT Texas

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Trauma and abuse, Eating, Depression
Approaches
Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English
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About Vanessa

Vanessa Longoria-Carter is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist based in Texas. She draws on 13 years of clinical experience to help people facing trauma, mood struggles, relationship strain, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Vanessa aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for anyone ready to try therapy. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and grief.

She also supports those coping with eating and sleep problems, ADHD, addiction concerns, and career or parenting pressures. Vanessa pays attention to identity-related needs, including LGBT and gender dysphoria questions, as well as adoption and foster care issues.

Her approach blends several well-known methods to match each person's goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The Gottman Method is also part of her repertoire for improving communication and connection.

Vanessa adapts sessions to what each person needs. That can mean short-term coaching focused on practical steps or deeper work on traumatic memories and attachment patterns.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and clear goals in the therapy plan. Clients can expect direct conversation, concrete strategies, and collaborative problem solving.

Vanessa encourages questions and works at a steady pace so people feel understood while making real progress.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Vanessa draws on approaches that translate well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; online sessions can include homework, worksheets, and brief between-session check-ins. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills like emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that are taught in short practice exercises and coaching during sessions. The Gottman Method offers communication and interaction strategies aimed at improving connection and conflict handling, which can be practiced in real time during video calls.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Vanessa will discuss your goals, preferences, and needs and together you will decide whether CBT, DBT, Gottman-informed work, or a mix feels most helpful. She adapts the plan over time based on what is working for you.

Online therapy makes sessions more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let you practice communication skills face to face. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and work well for quick check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging can support short coaching, symptom check-ins, and follow-up between full sessions. These options let people continue consistent work without travel and with scheduling that matches daily routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Vanessa help with?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, eating and sleep issues, addictions, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and related topics listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She combines talk work with skills practice to improve thinking, emotion regulation, and communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Vanessa has 13 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and treatment approaches.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPCC and LMFT credentials and is licensed as a KY LPCC and a Texas LMFT, and she practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Vanessa?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseEating disordersDepressionCoachingADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaHoardingImmigration issuesInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed in

Texas, Kentucky

Languages

English