Vanessa Longoria-Carter, LPCC, LMFT
Practical support for strong emotions and life change
Book with VanessaWorks with
- Anger
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
How Vanessa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Texas, Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Vanessa
Vanessa Longoria-Carter is a licensed counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and life stressors. She combines practical tools with steady support to help clients make changes. Vanessa holds LPCC and LMFT credentials and brings 13 years of clinical experience in Texas.
She often works with people dealing with trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, and anger. She also supports those facing eating concerns, ADHD, addiction, relationship issues, grief, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Vanessa pays attention to each person’s story and tailors sessions to what they need most. Her approach is straightforward and skills-focused. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation skills.
She also uses EMDR for trauma work and can integrate relationship tools from the Gottman Method when relevant. Sessions include practical exercises, clear goals, and gentle reflection. Clients can expect a mix of conversation, skill practice, and planning between sessions.
Vanessa aims to make therapy useful for daily life, not just talk in the office. She offers remote care from Texas and conducts sessions in English. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits each person’s routine.
Vanessa frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on small, steady progress.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Vanessa's practice.
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care options
Vanessa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and easing their emotional impact.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative effort. Vanessa will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to figure out which tools to try and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions work well for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat allows short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, school, and family life while keeping the focus on useful, practical work.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What concerns does Vanessa help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, anger, eating concerns, addictions, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, and related challenges.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, mixing talk with skill building and goal planning to help people change thinking and behavior.
What is her professional background?
She holds LPCC and LMFT credentials and has 13 years of professional work experience providing clinical care in Texas.
Where is Vanessa licensed to practice?
She is licensed as a Kentucky LPCC and a Texas LMFT and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible care.
How does the cost and sign-up process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.