Venessa Ellington Alston, LCSW
About me
I am licensed in Colorado with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, anger management, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Codependency, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Midlife crisis, Multicultural Concerns, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Harm, Self-love, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
License information
CO LCSW 09926274
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Venessa Ellington Alston. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Venessa is extremely understanding and easy to talk to. She is responsive & very caring. I feel lucky and blessed to have her as my therapist.
Written on May 21, 2024 after therapy with Venessa for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
She’s nice, and smart
Written on Jan 24, 2024 after therapy with Venessa for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Vanesssa is thoughtful, personable, educated, and has a great cheerful vibe about her. i liked her right off the bat
Written on Jan 04, 2024 after therapy with Venessa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Venessa is compassionate, understanding, and helpful. I highly recommend working with her!
Written on Aug 08, 2023 after therapy with Venessa for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
I have had a great experience with Venessa
Written on Mar 06, 2023 after therapy with Venessa for 7 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Vanessa was a great listener and was able to gently get to the point of something without coming off intrusive. She is great at following up and reaching out.
Written on Feb 26, 2023 after therapy with Venessa for 2 months on issues concerning family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coaching