Therapist profile
Dr. Valerie Glass, LMFT
LMFT focusing on family and relationship concerns
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Valerie
Dr. Valerie Glass is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in South Carolina with about 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults around anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and issues related to sexuality and gender. She also focuses on areas such as eating and sleeping problems, grief, ADHD, and career or life-change coping.
Valerie earned a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and also teaches students training to become therapists. She brings long experience from a range of settings and uses clear, direct conversation rather than jargon. Sessions are meant to help people name their priorities, set short-term goals, and practice different ways of responding to stress and conflict.
Her work includes attention to LGBTQ and women’s issues, plus more specific topics such as BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, gender dysphoria, and family of origin concerns. She often helps people sort through family problems and intimacy-related questions without making assumptions about relationship structure.
In practice she uses client-centered methods that foreground the person’s perspective. Narrative therapy tools are used to reframe difficult stories and create new options. Solution-focused techniques help people identify practical next steps and measurable progress.
Language of sessions is English. For next steps she asks people to use the site’s matching flow to schedule an initial appointment and to choose the session rhythm that fits their life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening to the person’s experience and following their priorities. In practice this means the therapist asks open questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people choose goals that matter to them. This approach is useful for stress, relationship questions, and parenting strain.Narrative therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves. The therapist helps separate problems from identity and looks for exceptions to problem-saturated narratives. That can be helpful for trauma, family of origin issues, and questions about gender or sexuality.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That can include trying short solution-focused interventions to build momentum, then adding narrative or client-centered work as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent and relatable to everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan, South Carolina, North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, intimacy questions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, using client-centered, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to help people name goals and try out practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings about 20 years of experience working in multiple therapy settings and also teaches students training to be therapists.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Michigan and South Carolina and practices from South Carolina.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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