- Guilt and shame
- Perinatal support
- ACT and CBT
About Vaniqua
Vaniqua Turner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Nevada with five years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, relationships, family issues, career struggles, depression, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include guilt and shame, postpartum depression, fertility concerns, and end-of-life caregiving issues.
Vaniqua values a collaborative approach. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their own life and helps people notice strengths they already have. Sessions are conversational and practical, with attention to what someone can try between meetings.
She uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and the Gottman Method. That mix lets her address unhelpful thoughts, build emotion regulation skills, and work on relationship patterns when relevant.
Parents and people in caregiving roles are included among the focus areas she lists, including support for perinatal and postpartum concerns. Vaniqua also lists work with issues such as emptiness, forgiveness, isolation, and self-love as part of her practice.
People who contact her complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English in Nevada and international clients are not accepted.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that reflect what matters to them. It is useful for guilt, shame, avoidance, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and building different behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, using reflective listening and collaboration to help someone feel understood and to build on their strengths.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences together and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people use quieter surroundings, avoid camera use when preferred, or schedule appointments around work or caregiving responsibilities. Therapists and licensed professionals can discuss which format will best match a person's practical needs when arranging the first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Nevada
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, self-esteem, relationships, depression, and coping with life changes, plus additional areas such as guilt and shame and postpartum depression.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She draws on ACT, CBT, and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and practice new ways of responding to painful feelings.
What is her professional background?
She holds an LCSW and has five years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, and parenting-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Nevada Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in Nevada.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.