Vanessa McLean, LPC, NCC, CCTP
Vanessa McLean is a clinical psychologist from South Africa and a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Texas and Virginia. In addition, she is certified as a National Certified Counselor and Clinical Trauma Professional.
In South Africa, she was a senior psychologist at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the world, where she provided psychological assessment and therapy to patients suffering from a wide range of emotional and mental health problems. She also provided workshops to nursing staff on motivation and stress management as well as tutorials to medical students. She has published research on stress, depression and work/home role conflict in women. In Virginia, she worked in private practice for 6 years before relocating to Boerne, Texas in 2016.
Her areas of interest and speciality are managing life stress; anxiety and mood disorders; trauma, grief and loss; brain based counseling, cultural psychology and Christian counseling. Her style is mostly brain based, contextual, supportive and goal directed with components of cognitive behavioral and acceptance and commitment therapy. She also incorporates mindfulness, visualization and relaxation techniques as well as art, music and writing. She values the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of healing and adjusts her therapeutic approach to each individual’s story, language and needs.