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Vanessa Tan

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Shield of California, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Magellan, Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

LGBTQIA+, Relationship Issues, and Stress

Great to meet you!

As a first generation immigrant, I've worked and lived in Singapore, Taiwan, and Buffalo, NY. I love cooking, board game nights, heated blankets, and playing fetch with my dog!

I typically work with teenagers, couples, and young adults. I have been practicing since 2015 and my areas of focus are relationships - familial, romantic, platonic. I believe our core relationships are foundational to the self and inform the ways in which we make the life decisions we do and choose the people we choose.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I love the story-telling of my clients - there's so much to be learned from the life experiences that we have, the minute details that stick with us after all these years, and the takeaways from each life circumstance.

What you can expect from our first session

Throughout our time together, I'm going to be real with you and I hope you will be with me too. Think of me like a teammate, fostering a supportive space for you to feel open to tapping into things that may feel difficult to tackle alone. We feel what we feel and I will honor that. I hope you will come to find a safe space for yourself in our sessions.


Vanessa's style is

Affirming
Warm
Direct

Insurance carriers Vanessa accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Shield of California
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Magellan
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Vanessa

MC (Masters in Counseling) at San Diego State University
License type: LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Asian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults
More specialties: Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Family Issues, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and Trauma
Modalities: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Humanistic, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Relational, Strength-Based, Attachment Based, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Trauma Focused CBT