Vanessa was born and raised in the Mahoning Valley and has been working in the community in various fields within the Mental Health & Social Work profession for more than 25 years.
She started as a Bachelor level Social Worker working with the developmentally disabled, foster children (with biological and foster families), and medical social worker.
She obtained her Master's Degree in Community Counseling from Youngstown State University. During that time, she worked a full time job and was a single mother.
She continued to also work within the community with Domestic Violence victims, and worked for an insurance company.
Vanessa then worked for several different Community Mental Health Agencies, providing individual, group, and family counseling; which included some CPST and case management experiences. Vanessa is skilled at working with individuals suffering from addiction issues, and has ran several different IOPs (Intensive Outpatient Treatment), including one of her own creation.
Vanessa prides herself in being knowledgeable, yet practical and down to Earth. She is trained to utilize EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for Trauma and PTSD. She also specializes with Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Addiction of all kinds and much more.
Vanessa believes that each individual has his/her own story, and can learn to be in control of life circumstances, by understanding the disorder and utilizing coping skills and strengths.Â
By appointment only
Most appointments are scheduled weekdays between 8:30am to 5pm.
To schedule an appointment visit our contact page.
Location: 547 Niles-Vienna Rd. Vienna, OH 44473
Email: vanessa@sweettherapycounseling.com