Vanessa Blanchette , LCSW

Vanessa Blanchette is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a clinical license in social work, practicing in Wisconsin with ten years of experience in the mental health field.

Her background includes work as a crisis counselor, a therapist at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, and five years serving as an outpatient counselor and Clinical Director at an outpatient clinic in Green Bay. She offers a welcoming, non-judgmental setting where individuals, couples, and families can bring their stories and explore change.

Vanessa tailors sessions by combining therapeutic theories and techniques to suit each person’s needs. Her work draws on existential therapy, mindfulness and Buddhist-inspired psychotherapy, psychoanalytic ideas, cognitive behavioral therapy, and attachment theory. She has also completed trainings in trauma work including CTTP, Brainspotting, EMDR, and additional mindfulness trainings. These tools are applied across concerns such as stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, career challenges, and coping with life changes.

She values genuine empathy and a measured sense of humor as part of the healing process and considers it an honor to be trusted with people’s stories as she supports them through their journeys.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Vanessa Blanchette uses proven therapeutic approaches adapted for remote work to meet a range of concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood, and stress. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their hold on everyday life. Mindfulness-based approaches teach present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, which can help with emotional regulation, sleep issues, and ongoing stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is discussed collaboratively. Vanessa works with clients to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods as progress unfolds with input from each person.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, access support from different locations, and maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change.