Hi, I'm Vanessa! My name is Vanessa Evans Vovk, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) located in Modesto, CA; however, I work with clients throughout California via telehealth. I work with clients in varying phases of life, from childhood through adulthood. Some of my areas of focus include anxiety, stress, depression, relationships, adoption, foster care, and life transition, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy, with a strengths-based approach, in order to elicit progress and positive feelings within my client's life. My communication style is gentle, supportive, and appropriately honest. I hope to create a strong therapeutic alliance, where my client feels that their time with me is a safe space to fully express themselves. I am proud of me strive to be open-minded, non-judgmental, and to be able to learn from my client. My desire to become a therapist was rooted in my passion to help others, which I believe trickles down to our community and society, as a whole. I have experience working at a more macro-level, amongst the homeless, severely mentally ill, and substance use population in relation to the greater community.
Qualifications: | California State University, Stanislaus |
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Academic Suffixes: | LCSW |
Expertise: | Addiction, ADHD, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Body Positivity, Borderline Personality, Career Counseling, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Illness, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital |