Vanessa Rios

Vanessa Rios is a bilingual therapist licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. With five years of clinical experience, she focuses on supporting people managing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and concerns about self esteem. She also maintains an additional focus on personality disorders. Her credentials include LMHC and LPC licensure, and she offers services in both English and Spanish from a New York base.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed frameworks, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-based strategies, Motivational Interviewing, Client-Centered principles, and Existential therapy. Vanessa aims to use these methods to explore thoughts, clarify values, and build practical skills in collaboration with each person she works with. She shares professional information about licensure and language options to help individuals determine fit before beginning work together.

Vanessa frames beginning therapy as a practical step toward addressing presenting concerns and fostering clearer decision making. She describes the initial process as assessing needs, setting goals, and selecting techniques that align with a personâs preferences and circumstances, while conducting sessions from her New York location and offering multiple remote communication formats.