Vanessa Coady
(Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
About Vanessa
For over a decade, health and well-being have been central to Vanessa Coady’s work. She began her career as a Registered Massage Therapist before transitioning into her current role as a Registered Clinical Counsellor. This foundation in health care informs her belief that challenges rarely affect only one part of us—they impact our emotions, thoughts, and physical body. By addressing all three, Vanessa helps clients transform distress into insight, supporting self-soothing, resilience, and emotional balance.
Her own healing journey—rooted in cultivating self-love, self-acceptance, and self-confidence—inspires her compassionate approach to guiding others through their own growth and healing.
Area of Focus
Vanessa offers support for a wide range of concerns, with particular interest in:
Anxiety and stress management
Trauma and recovery from painful experiences
Self-esteem and identity development
Organizational coaching and life transitions
Meaning-making and existential exploration
Managing and coping with chronic pain
Therapeutic Approaches
At the heart of Vanessa’s counselling work is the therapeutic relationship—a safe, trusting connection where clients can feel seen and supported. She draws from a variety of approaches to meet each person’s unique needs, including:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): a powerful method for processing and moving through trauma.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): integrating mindfulness with cognitive strategies to manage difficult thoughts and emotions.
Ego State Therapy: working with different parts of the self to promote healing and integration.
Creative techniques such as mindfulness, visualization, body-focused practices, roleplay, and skill-building tools.
Client Communities
Vanessa works with individuals from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. She has extensive experience supporting clients of all cultures, genders, sexual orientations, and faiths, with particular expertise in working with members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Her inclusive, trauma-informed approach creates a safe and welcoming space where every client can feel seen, heard, and supported in their journey toward growth, resilience, and meaningful change.
Philosophy
Vanessa believes that healing is a holistic process that engages the mind, body, and emotions. She views each client as capable, resilient, and whole, even in the face of past trauma or ongoing challenges. Her approach centers on empowering clients to access their inner strengths, gain self-understanding, and develop practical tools for emotional regulation and personal growth.
Vanessa is committed to creating a safe, compassionate, and inclusive space, where clients can explore their experiences without judgment, reconnect with their sense of self, and build lives that feel balanced, meaningful, and authentic.
Ready To Take The Next Step?
Vanessa offers free 15 minute consultations to answer any questions you have about how she works, and to give you a chance to see if Vanessa is the right counsellor for you.
We’re here to help you begin:
Phone: (778)715-0112