Vanessa Albergo, LCSW

Vanessa Albergo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Missouri and New Mexico and has ten years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and parenting concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and she practices from Florida.

Her background includes work across public mental health settings. She began in child welfare, supported adolescents in group homes, and later worked with older adults in skilled nursing facilities. Vanessa also provided counseling and advocacy for oncology patients and worked in inpatient substance abuse rehab and outpatient services for the LGBTQ community.

Vanessa uses practical, evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative approaches. She focuses on clear goals and step-by-step strategies. In a session she will talk through immediate problems, identify patterns that get in the way, and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational interviewing to help with motivation, values-based choices, and managing difficult feelings. Sessions commonly include skill teaching, reflective conversation, and homework between meetings when helpful. Vanessa aims to help people return to a daily routine they can manage.

Her work has included clients across the lifespan and a range of concerns including grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career or life transitions. People who want straightforward, practical support for everyday stresses and longer-term problems may find her approach useful.

How Vanessa uses focused therapies in online sessions