Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Valerie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, Iowa
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Valerie
Valerie Marsh is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people identify strengths, build new skills, and move toward more joyful, purposeful lives. Valerie focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier and more capable.
Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and anger. She also supports people facing relationship and attachment struggles, communication problems, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Valerie uses straightforward methods to reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning. Valerie draws from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way. She blends that with client-centered care, which means sessions are guided by each person’s priorities.
Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help clients manage intense feelings in the moment. She also brings attachment-based ideas into sessions to look at early patterns that shape current relationships. For people wanting relationship-focused work, elements of the Gottman Method inform communication and conflict skills practice.
Valerie aims to turn insights into concrete, repeatable habits. Sessions are offered from Minnesota and are delivered in clear, everyday language. She keeps goals specific and measurable so progress is easier to notice.
Valerie invites people who want practical tools and steady support to explore therapy together.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Valerie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice new ways of relating in real time. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. It lends itself to structured online exercises, homework, and brief check-ins to track progress. Mindfulness therapy teaches skills to notice and regulate difficult emotions through simple attention practices and breathing exercises that can be guided during a video call.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will listen to your goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Together you’ll set concrete goals and decide which techniques to prioritize so therapy fits your needs and preferences.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and in-session skills practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or times when a short message fits your day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family life.
Questions people ask about Valerie
What concerns does Valerie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, and a range of relationship and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions blend client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practice to create clear, usable strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Valerie has 23 years of experience providing therapy and coaching to people facing mood, relationship, and life change challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in Minnesota and Iowa and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.