Vanessa Humphrey

Ms. Humphrey, also holds a Master’s of Science (M.S., 2013) in mental health counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

During her fourteen years of experience in mental health, she has had the pleasure of working in all realms of psychotherapy. Ms. Humphrey is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Nevada, as well as a NBCC approved National Certified Counselor.

Ms. Humphrey began her clinical experience working as the Vice President of the Psy Chi’s national honors society in Nashville, Tennessee. Followed by work for the Department of Corrections Acute Psychiatric Unit and the Mobile Crisis Unit in Madison, Wisconsin, concluded by service of Veterans Affairs in Arizona.

Since then, she has completed training in specific skills related to adult survivors of mass shootings, PTSD for first responders, active military, veterans, correctional workers, and judicial personnel.

Ms. Humphrey's specialized training provisions include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, infertility/fertility concerns, and treatment of judicial personnel, civil servants, and local academics. Ms. Humphrey’s theoretical orientation is integrated and primarily based on psychoanalytic theory, trauma informed focused care, grief counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, strategic therapy, transgenerational family therapy, humanistic therapy, multicultural and existential therapy.

During the initial assessment patients can expect a formal introduction of myself followed by the completion of the assessment document which contains pertinent information for the writer to explore in order to manufacture a treatment plan. The writer will create a comfortable environment while building rapport and assessing the patient's chief of complaint or reason for seeking counseling.