- Client-centered work
- Narrative approaches
- Solution-focused steps
About Valerie
Dr. Valerie Glass is an LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist in South Carolina with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship and family problems, and anger. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her years of working across clinical and teaching settings.
Clients come for many reasons. Some want help handling strong feelings like anger or grief. Others are seeking clearer direction at work or in relationships. She focuses on listening closely and helping people identify practical next steps they can try between sessions.
Her background includes a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and experience supervising students training to become therapists. That training shapes how she helps people untangle family of origin patterns, intimacy issues, gender questions, and sexuality concerns including kink and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.
Dr. Glass combines client-centered conversation with narrative and solution-focused techniques. She helps people tell the story of their difficulties, spot small changes that make a difference, and set achievable goals. Therapy sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented while keeping the person’s priorities central.
She also supports people dealing with sleep and eating disruptions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, potential clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy places the client’s concerns at the center of conversation. It focuses on listening, reflecting what matters most, and helping people make choices consistent with their goals. This approach is useful for anger tied to relationships, identity, or parenting challenges.Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from problem stories. It invites a different view of patterns like repeated arguments or persistent shame, and it can open space for new actions. Narrative work is often used when family of origin or gender and sexuality issues are part of the struggle.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps that lead toward clearer goals. Sessions look for what already works and build on those moments so progress is measurable and doable between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing approaches or shifting emphasis as issues change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or offering sessions at times that match daytime schedules. Those practical benefits can help people try techniques between sessions and maintain steady momentum.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan, South Carolina, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
She helps adults who are losing their temper with loved ones, feeling work-related frustration, managing built-up resentment, or living with someone else’s anger.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions use client-centered conversation combined with narrative and solution-focused methods to clarify problems and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Glass has about 20 years of experience working in clinical and teaching roles with adults and therapy students.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LMFT licensed in South Carolina and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.