Vivette Lanzas, LCMHC

Vivette Lanzas, LCMHC, helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, depression, and parenting concerns. She works with issues that often follow adoption, abandonment, or blended family transitions. She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk through hard moments and start building different habits and thoughts.

She draws on several practical therapy styles to shape sessions around each person. Vivette uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small changes. She also brings elements of Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused methods to focus on the relationship in the room and strong emotions.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Vivette listens first, then offers tools that fit day-to-day life. She pays attention to how routines, thoughts, and behaviors interact and looks for simple, repeatable steps clients can try between sessions.

With 26 years of clinical experience, Vivette has worked with a wide range of family and personal issues including attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and coping after separation or loss. She tailors goals so they feel manageable and clear.

People who want practical strategies for shifting habits and thoughts may find this approach useful. If you want to explore how thinking and everyday routines affect mood and relationships, she can help you map a path forward.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions that move life in the directions that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses clear strategies to test and change unhelpful patterns. These methods can help with anxiety, depression, and stressful parenting moments. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and builds understanding through empathic listening, which can make it easier to voice hard feelings and try new behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those goals. This is a collaborative process where approaches may be blended and adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it simpler to keep regular appointments. Because session formats are not specified here, confirm the current options before booking so you know how sessions will be held. Many people find that meeting remotely makes it easier to practice new habits between appointments and to check in during stressful weeks without rearranging the whole day.