Vanessa Stone
Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC)
I’m Vanessa Stone, a therapist who tailors therapy to fit your unique needs. Whether it's CBT, DBT, or EMDR, I’ll explain it clearly and create your plan!
I am looking forward to meeting you. I am a Licensed Associate Counselor at Calm Psych in Mesa, AZ, offering in-person and virtual mental health counseling to children, teens, and adults. With a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Prescott College and a certification in Adventure-Based Psychotherapy, I blend traditional therapy with the healing power of nature, providing compassionate, client-centered mental health care to help individuals thrive.
Practice hours (MDT)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Altered mental status or delirium
- Severe depression
- Suicide attempt
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Anger Issues
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform and Brief Psychosis
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Behavior Modification
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Positive Psychology
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Elevators
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Remote options
- Voice
- Video
Payment options
$100 — $200per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Arizona
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Arizona
- Cigna – Arizona
- Medicare – Arizona
- Optum – Arizona
- Oscar Health – Arizona
- UMR – Arizona
- United Health Care – Arizona
- United HealthCare Student Resources – Arizona
- In-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Sliding scale
- Out-of-pocket
- Out-of-network insurance
- Package pricing
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LAC
Arizona Behavioral Health Board
LAC-22235, Arizona