Prof. Vanessa Costello, LPC

Prof. Vanessa Costello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She practices in Oklahoma and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.

She holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and has worked across agencies with children, teens, young adults, adults, and seniors. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy with a faith-informed perspective when clients want that included. She is licensed in Arizona and Texas as well as Oklahoma.

In sessions she focuses on building a collaborative relationship. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for practical strengths to build on. Conversations are aimed at clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures.

Her work often centers on communication problems, family of origin concerns, caregiver stress, fertility and commitment questions, grief, and midlife or career transitions. She also supports people struggling with social anxiety, intimacy-related concerns, anger, or feelings of isolation.

Vanessa uses goal-oriented methods like CBT to change unhelpful thoughts and behavior. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. Trauma-focused work addresses the effects of difficult experiences and helps restore everyday functioning.

How these approaches can work online

CBT helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going. Sessions usually involve setting concrete goals, trying short exercises, and practicing new skills between meetings. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and managing conflict in close relationships through clear conversation skills and practical steps to rebuild trust.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, history, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made based on what helps most over time.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online or in-person options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't possible. Licensed professionals can use focused, goal-oriented methods remotely to address stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and trauma-related effects without changing the basic structure of the work.