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Dr. Vanessa Bowen

Dr. Vanessa Bowen, LCSW, CSW

LCSW focusing on trauma and relationships

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Profile details for Dr. Vanessa Bowen
CredentialsLCSW, CSW
LicensesLCSW, Georgia / CSW004542; LCSW, Utah / 12829257-3501
NPI1881929115
Experience15 years in practice
LanguagesEnglish
LocationGeorgia

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  • ACT
  • CBT
  • EMDR

About Vanessa

Dr. Vanessa Bowen, LCSW, CSW, is licensed in Georgia and has 15 years of practice as a licensed clinician. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and related issues. She also addresses intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Bowen uses straightforward, talk-based methods to help people think through problems and develop coping skills. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and client-centered approaches in her work. Sessions emphasize identifying unhelpful patterns and testing small behavior changes.

Her background includes clinical social work practice across community and veteran-serving settings. She has worked with people experiencing adjustment problems, loss, grief, and relationship dissolution. She notes experience with military-connected concerns and multicultural issues.

In sessions she pays attention to what people say and what they do. She uses motivational interviewing techniques to highlight gaps between goals and actions and then builds practical steps to close those gaps. This often means practicing new skills between meetings and tracking small changes.

Dr. Bowen accepts international clients and conducts work in English. Session costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.

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Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking action that lines up with those values. It helps when anxiety, avoidance, or uncertainty block meaningful activity by teaching simple practices to notice thoughts and choose value-driven steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems by teaching concrete skills to shift thoughts and routines.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured approach for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional intensity. It is used when past events keep causing distress or symptoms that interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend or combine methods. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to try and adjust the plan over time.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. These practical benefits can help people keep steady progress while juggling family, work, and other commitments.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Georgia, Utah

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She addresses stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related areas.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style blends client-centered conversation with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing to change thoughts and behaviors.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years as a licensed clinician and longer overall practice history before licensure.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds LCSW licensure in Georgia and practices with a Georgia location listed.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current online and in-person options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.

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