Vanessa is an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant and Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in Washington state and California. Vanessa is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's University in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in counseling Spanish-speaking clients. Her clinical experience includes working in community mental health as a school-based therapist with a majority of Spanish-speaking children and their families as well as a mental health consultant in a Head Start program in the Los Angeles area. Vanessa is currently an Infant and Early Childhood and Mental Health Consultant with Child Care Action Council/ Holding Hope and has recently started her own private practice, Amanecer Therapy to implement her Spanish-speaking skills and specialization in the community.