Vivette Lanzas, LCMHC

Vivette Lanzas is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She uses clear, practical guidance to help clients take the next step toward feeling more balanced and capable. Vivette speaks in straightforward terms and focuses on goals that matter to each person.

With 26 years of experience, she adapts conversations and plans to the needs of the individual. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what each person can handle. She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, achievable changes.

Her work often addresses family-related strains such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, and caregiver stress. She also supports people coping with grief, forgiveness, guilt, body image, eating issues, and the fallout from separation or divorce.

Vivette draws on practical approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. She also uses client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas when relationships and feelings are central to the work.

People who come to Vivette find a steady, respectful presence. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, not just a place to talk. The focus is on concrete steps that build toward better daily functioning and clearer relationships.

How CBT and Acceptance Work Online

Vivette commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral experiments to shift feelings and routines. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on noticing painful thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect personal values, which can help with worry, shame, and motivation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which strategies to try first. That collaborative planning can change over time as needs shift and new steps are added.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, brief touchpoints for updates and coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.