Therapist profile
Dr. Valenta Ward-Gravely, LPCC
Dr LPCC - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction recovery
- CBT and mindfulness
About Valenta
Dr. Valenta Ward-Gravely is an Ohio LPCC with 20 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She works with adults who face grief, trauma, ADHD concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
She favors straightforward conversation and practical strategies. Dr. Ward-Gravely uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen carefully and build understanding. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and Mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy help with making changes and setting reachable goals.
Her background includes long experience with communication problems, attachment issues, and multicultural concerns. She has worked with people affected by adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, intellectual disability, and hearing impairment. She also supports clients dealing with process addictions and substance-related problems.
In sessions she focuses on clear steps people can try between meetings. That can mean short behavioral experiments, communication scripts to test at home, or simple mindfulness practices to use during stressful moments. The tone is practical and steady rather than clinical or abstract.
She asks people to be curious about small changes first. Early work often centers on immediate coping skills, then on longer-term patterns such as attachment or communication differences. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used with online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people clarify their own goals and feel understood, which is useful when sorting through family or relationship strain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It involves practical exercises and experiments you can try between sessions to change patterns linked to anxiety, addiction, or sleep problems.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. These skills are often used alongside CBT to manage stress and strong emotions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Some formats also use less bandwidth or let you meet without camera use, which people sometimes prefer for practical reasons.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She lists family problems, parenting, adoption and foster care among her focus areas and helps people talk through related conflicts and stressors.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She uses client-centered listening alongside goal-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of concerns.
What credential and location are listed?
She is listed as an OH LPCC practicing in Ohio.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.