Vanessa Giacoumakis
LICSW, MSW
Clinical Supervisor
About Vanessa Giacoumakis
Vanessa specializes in trauma and has significant experience working with interpersonal and family trauma, sexual and domestic violence, and individuals in crisis. Vanessa also enjoys working with those struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions, family dynamics, and self-esteem/self-efficacy. Vanessa works with individuals 13 years old and up. She utilizes a number of therapeutic modalities which include: CBT, Internal Family Systems, Solution Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, and Somatic Therapies. Vanessa believes no two individuals are the same and each client deserves an individualized approach.
Vanessa believes that while life’s challenges can impact our lives, they do not define us. She uses a model of empowerment to work alongside her clients as they navigate their struggles and grow through them. She strives to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client so that they feel safe and comfortable. Vanessa looks forward to helping you work toward your goals and supporting you on this journey.
Vanessa earned her master’s degree in clinical social work from Boston College after studying psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Vanessa can be found at the following location:
Specialties:
Insurance Accepted:
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- Aetna
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Savers
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCN/Blue Care Network
- Blue Benefit Administrators of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross of Idaho
- Blue Shield of California
- Blue Solutions Administrator
- Capital Blue Cross
- CareFirst BCBS
- Carelon
- Carelon: Medicaid
- Empire BCBS
- Excellus BCBS
- Fallon
- Fallon: Medicaid
- Fallon: Medicare
- Florida Blue
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Highmark BCBS
- Horizon BCBS
- HPI/Health Plans, Inc.
- Independence Blue Cross (IBX)
- Mass General Brigham
- Medicare
- Meritain
- Optum
- Oscar
- Oxford
- Point32Health
- Premera Blue Cross
- Regence Blue Shield
- Self Pay
- Surest/UHC
- Tufts
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UMR
- United Behavioral Health
- Wellpoint/Unicare
- Wellpoint/Unicare: Medicaid
- Wellpoint: Medicaid
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy