At Compass, we strive to provide support, guidance and compassion to individuals, couples and families seeking help. We are an integrative private practice that offers psychotherapy and counseling. We focus on individual work, couples therapy, grief and loss, caregiver support across the lifespan and acculturation issues such as living abroad as an expat. Our commitment to our clients is to help them identify, understand and re-imagine life stressors as controllable experiences for personal growth.
At Compass, clinicians adapt therapeutic approaches on a case-by-case basis to meet the emotional and cognitive needs of our clients. For example, a session with an 8-year-old might incorporate experiential play therapy, whereas a session with an adolescent or adult might engage with more traditional talk therapy that’s insight-driven or behavioral rooted. In short, we tailor services to the needs and motivations of our clients and their families.
In working with our clients, we draw primarily from traditional therapeutic methods that are evidence-based and research-sound. Treatment modalities that one should expect include the following among others: Imago Relationship Therapy, which helps couples in improving communication and deepening emotional connection, Kessler’s Grief Educator Training, which offers support to loved ones after a loss; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which teaches core skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, and the importance of interpersonal relationships; and Family-based Therapy, which recognizes the supportive roles families play in disorder eating treatment. We offer services in English or Spanish.
treatment specialization includes:
Couples therapy and relationship issues
Attachment theory
Grief & Loss
Anxiety and depression
Caregiver and parent support
Acculturation and Life Transitions such as in expat communities
Disordered Eating
Perfectionism and shame
reimbursement
Currently, we have been approved by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island. For other insurance carriers, we are more than willing to provide the necessary paperwork for out-of-network reimbursement to clients. However, we cannot guarantee that therapy will be covered under any given insurance policy.
*Reductions to the schedule of fees may be available for individuals on a limited income.
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you miss your appointment or if you cancel with less than a 24-hour notice, you will still be required to pay for the missed session. That said, there are always allowances.
Vanessa Corbera, LICSW
LICSW, #ICSW03035 (Rhode Island Department of Health)
Master of Social Work (Boston College) and Master of Art History (Sotheby’s Institute of Art)
Voted Best Child Therapist in Expatriates Magazine's 2017 Best of Paris
As a psychotherapist and counselor, I am dedicated to offering support, guidance and compassion to individuals and couples seeking help. Many of my clients come to therapy to explore new perspectives on current life stressors and to discover practical ways to build a more meaningful and purposeful life. I work with individuals across the lifespan (i.e. from school-age to those in their golden years and everything in-between). I also have a strong affinity in acculturation issues due to my own experience living abroad on several occasions. I have experience in outpatient and inpatient care, as well as in administering diagnostic evaluations and conducting crisis assessments. I refined my skills and approach while working at Hasbro Children Hospital's Eating Disorder Program and at Gateway Healthcare's Med-Psych unit (a collaborative project with the Partial Hospital Program at Hasbro).
Please feel free to reach out by emailing us at admin@mycompass.care
We look forward to speaking with you!