Vanessa Blanchette

Vanessa Blanchette is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with ten years of experience in the mental health field. She has provided counseling across a range of settings, beginning as a crisis counselor, then serving as a therapist at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, and for the past five years working as an outpatient counselor and Clinical Director of an outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

She works with individuals, couples, and families on concerns including stress, anxiety, anger management, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT-related issues, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, and career difficulties.

Her approach centers on offering a safe, non-judgmental space where each person can bring their story. Vanessa blends several therapeutic orientations to meet individual needs - existential therapy, mindfulness and Buddhist-inspired psychotherapy, psychoanalytic ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and attachment theory - tailoring interventions to the client and the context.

She values genuine empathy and believes appropriate humor can be a helpful tool in work that can otherwise feel heavy or overly serious. Recent professional trainings include a trauma certification (CTTP), Brainspotting, EMDR, and additional mindfulness trainings.

Vanessa is licensed to practice clinical social work in Wisconsin (license WI LCSW 8454 - 123) and is honored to support clients as they pursue change and healing.