Therapist profile
Dr. Valerie Glass, LMFT
South Carolina
LMFT - Anger and Relationship concerns
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, Michigan / 4101006628; LMFT, South Carolina / 7020; LMFT, North Carolina / 2203
- NPI1972012235
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationSouth Carolina
About
- Client-centered work
- Narrative approaches
- Solution-focused goals
About Valerie
Dr. Valerie Glass is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in South Carolina with about 20 years of experience. She holds a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and also teaches students who are training to become therapists. Her work covers anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, and concerns tied to sexuality and gender. She lists anger and self-esteem among the issues she helps people with.
Dr. Glass uses practical, conversational work in sessions. She listens for what a person is trying to change and helps them identify concrete steps. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow a person’s pace and Narrative Therapy to look at the stories that shape how they react. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear goals and small experiments people can try between sessions.
People come to her when they want to manage strong reactions, sort out relationship patterns, or cope with life transitions. She also works with issues related to LGBTQ identity, gender dysphoria, polyamory and kink, and with women’s issues. She names parenting, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and career stress among her practice areas.
In sessions she aims to be direct and respectful. She offers a collaborative approach where the client and she decide practical next steps. She has experience in clinical and teaching settings and uses that background to explain options and suggest strategies without jargon.
To begin working together people are asked to use the site process to match and schedule a first session. She provides services in English and does not take international clients.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to what a person says. Online sessions can recreate that by letting the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships; remotely this often means using conversation to reframe those stories and test new ways of describing difficult moments. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on concrete goals and small steps to try between sessions, which can be tracked and adjusted over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That discussion can happen in the first few meetings and be revised as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to work on goals without extra travel time. Online work can also support pacing and homework-like experiments between meetings, which fits well with solution-focused plans.
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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 helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma, grief, anger, self-esteem, and related issues such as sexuality and gender concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her approach combines Client-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She focuses on listening, re-framing personal stories, and setting small practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked as a therapist for about 20 years and also teaches students training to become therapists.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT with licensure in Michigan and South Carolina and practices from South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling?
Use the site button to view online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.