Prof. Vanessa Costello, LPC

Prof. Vanessa Costello is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, a graduate degree focused on supporting couples and families through life transitions. She brings over 10 years of clinical experience working across the lifespan with children, teens, young adults, adults, and seniors in a variety of counseling settings. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas and integrates evidence-based techniques with a values-informed perspective when appropriate.

Her practice emphasizes practical support for stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. She also addresses family dynamics, intimacy-related issues, career concerns, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Clinically, she draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside trauma-focused methods, and she may incorporate a Biblical Christian perspective when it aligns with a clientâs values.

Prof. Costello aims to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship that highlights each personâs strengths and lived experience. She views clients as experts in their own stories and seeks to create an environment that promotes growth, renewed motivation, and clearer communication. Taking the first step toward therapy is acknowledged as a meaningful act, and she supports clients through that beginning and beyond.