Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- ADHD
How Valenta works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Valenta
Dr. Valenta Ward-Gravely is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years of experience. She helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and changes that come with life transitions.
Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people regain calm and control in day-to-day life. She creates an open, culturally aware environment where people can talk about what’s hard. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable strategies rather than long lectures.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a mix of listening, reflection, and action steps to try between meetings. Dr. Ward-Gravely uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot thinking patterns that feed anger and anxiety.
She blends that with client-centered work that follows each person’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change or stuck in addictive behaviors.
Solution-focused techniques are used to find small, practical steps that fit a person’s life and schedule. Together these methods support progress on problems like sleep, eating concerns, intimacy issues, and coping with loss. Her background includes work with multicultural issues, adoption and foster care concerns, neurodiversity, and aging-related questions.
Dr. Ward-Gravely emphasizes collaboration, helping people test what works and adjust plans as needed.
What Valenta works with
Everything Valenta lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Valenta's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Hearing impaired
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valenta lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online work and anger management
Dr. Ward-Gravely commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address anger and related problems. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns that lead to intense reactions and then builds alternative responses to reduce outbursts. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice urges and bodily signs of anger so people can choose a different response.She also draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities and pace while using motivational interviewing when someone feels unsure about change. The therapist works collaboratively, helping clients pick approaches that match their goals and adjusting methods as progress is reviewed.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work with lower bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Valenta
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, and life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions mix listening, goal setting, and actionable steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, multicultural issues, and neurodiversity.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an Ohio LPCC, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions billed?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.