Teletherapy for Montana

Your choice in considering assistance to overcome personal obstacles and progress forward indicates a level of commitment to improving your sense of well-being and overall contentment. Together, we can achieve your personal goals. Combining conventional and alternative approaches, a variety of styles and techniques are employed to incorporate what will be the most beneficial for the individual client. With sensitivity and compassion, I assist clients in discovering solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues. Specializing in adolescent issues, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues.

Hi. I’m so glad you’re here. You’ve taken a crucial and courageous step towards healing. If you are new to therapy, I know it can feel awkward and maybe even intimidating. It’s okay. Together we will take it one step at a time. It will be challenging at times, but I will be here to support and guide you along the way. And, it will also be interesting and fun as you discover more about yourself and develop new skills.

You're late, again! Scrambling to try and get out the door you wonder why you just can't "be normal" like everyone else. You speed to work cursing at every red light and car that's in your path. "Why am I like this?!" Feelings of shame, anger, and frustration rush through your body. You long to feel different, to be able to do the seemingly simple tasks everyone can do without effort, without procrastinating. But you can't, or at least that is how it feels. Everyone tells you to makes lists, keep a schedule, set alarms...but you've tried all that and none of it works. You start to believe there just must be something wrong with you.

I once heard it said that "Mental health problems need to be viewed as proof of our humanity, not an exception to it." Such problems in today's world often present themselves as anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, isolation, stagnation, trauma, relationship strain, etc. and can leave people feeling like they are merely existing rather than living. Does this sound familiar to you? If it does, then a counselor like myself may be able to help you through it.

My commitment to social justice work is rooted in compassion, empathy, and raising awareness so that we can all celebrate our similarities and differences. My practice model is hope-filled and research-informed, focusing on attachment, strengths-based, and trauma-informed frameworks. Therapy is about building a safe space, radical acceptance, courageous self-assessment, and shared humanity. This process unearths strength, courage, and insight, highlighting that the client is truly the expert over their own life. A supportive, non-judgmental, and curious relationship is the key to good therapy.

You may be saying to yourself: "I feel stuck. I feel disengaged. The problems seem insurmountable. When I attempt conversation about difficult issues they invariably turn to gridlock. Hurtful words are used by both of us. Withdrawal, isolation and silence follow. It seems we have a crisis over something. Then we have a brief honeymoon followed by a period of tension leading to another explosion. Seems like it never ends. Seems my efforts to engage are met with distancing by my spouse. I feel more and more disconnected, more helpless and hopeless about this relationship."

Supervised by Diana Walla LPC-S, LMFT-S. I work with couples and individuals who want to live their lives to the highest potential. I work with traditional and nontraditional relationship dynamics and family systems. This includes working with LGBTQ+, ethically non-monogamous, and those in monogamous relationships. I assist people in building healthy relationships, and I also work with those experiencing issues with infidelity. In individual therapy I work with trauma, eating disorders, OCD, bi-polar, anxiety and depression, everyday life issues, and family trauma.

I enjoy working with clients of all ages, from all cultural backgrounds and from all walks of life. I offer outreach therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups. After graduate school, I moved to Massachusetts, where I worked in both the traditional office setting, and in outreach, where I counseled clients in their homes. My lifelong love and appreciation for the outdoors called me to make a bold move to Montana. This is where I was exposed to the many opportunities to use my love of the outdoors to enrich the therapeutic process.

Understand. Heal. Grow. Change. We Can Do This Together Your Mental Wellness is just as important as your Physical Wellness. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or another issue, I want you to know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. I am committed to each client from the moment we begin working together.

Congratulations for reaching out! You are not alone. Your step of seeking therapy and recovery begins now. I see each person as a unique individual. A person with life experiences- needing to relate, confide in and be validated. I treat each person with authenticity and unconditional positive regard. I focus on what is in front of me and not "what could be." My approach is a holistic one; I look at the whole person, including any underlying medical concerns, in order to help you identify your basic core self. Remember, you are brave for making the first step - reach out!

It is my belief that people are meant to be deeply known and know others. My mission is to help individuals and couples be fully seen, heard, and understood in their relationships. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or simply need to gain more insight into your personal growth journey, I am here to guide and support you through the process. As a couples and premarital counselor, I help couples navigate the complexities of relationships by providing them with communication tools, conflict resolution strategies, and a deeper understanding of their emotional needs and attachment styles.

I believe that within every person is the capacity and courage to be who one truly is and live a joyful life. My goal is to help you overcome life's obstacles and find more authenticity, connection and meaning in your life. My approach is integrative and addresses the interplay of emotional, mental and physical well-being. I work with mindfulness, body-centered, positive psychology, and existential techniques to help you become more self aware, live more fully in the present, reduce distress, maintain healthy relationships, and to live an authentic life.

Valerie's clinical practice is focused on complex trauma, developmental trauma, PTSD, domestic and sexual violence, and at-risk adolescence.

In art therapy, we make things together to create a bridge to communication, sometimes staying in the metaphor, and other times using the art product as a jumping off point for verbal discussion. When using narrative therapy, we find new and creative ways to look at old, unproductive stories. We create goals together. I provide the solid, predictable framework and ongoing support, as well as parent coaching. We create opportunities for deep insight, meaningful growth and healthy risk-taking.

Waitlist Is Now Open! When clients visit with us, you will get therapists who are invested in your goals and in your journey to achieve those goals. Clients coping with anxiety, depression, gender identity, LGBTQ+ concerns, school based issues, family stressors, life transitions, losses, and other mental health concerns are our ideal people to work with. Together we can help you live your best life.

As a holistic practitioner and a sex therapist, I will hold sacred, safe space for integration in order to feel whole and aligned with the true self. I enter the therapeutic relationship honoring who you are and where you are on life's journey. I offer psychological, embodied, and intuitive medicine to feel help feel wholeness and aliveness within relationship with yourself, others, your inner knowing and intuition, and your sexuality. I mostly work with sexuality, trauma, and couples, though at times work with those in need of a holistic approach to healing.

In 2008 I graduated from Western Michigan University with a Masters in Counseling. Since 2010, I have been a counselor in the Bozeman school district, and in 2014, I took a position working part-time at the nCenter in Belgrade. I am trained as a Safe-ti (School and Family Engagement - Trauma Informed) specialist, and I work with children and adolescents who have been traumatized. I love my work because I know the value to children, adolescents and parents in facing these difficulties before adulthood. I use this same skill set to work with adults who have experienced past or present trauma.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based out of Missoula, MT. I am committed to helping clients work through life's obstacles and help clients learn, heal and grow. My approach is client-centered and strength-based. I utilize mindfulness, motivational interviewing and psychotherapeutic techniques such as cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy. I offer well-established communication skills, a strong knowledge base on human and family development, and a safe environment.

The specific type of counseling and therapy I provide will be based on your individual needs. I am a holistic therapist and subscribe to my Native American Forefather's belief that all things are connected. I work with adults, children, and families to assist them in bringing their lives into harmony. I frequently use cognitive/behavioral, play therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing). I specialize in crisis intervention, multi-cultural topics, lifestyle issues, Pathological gambling treatment, HIV/AIDS, debriefing, and attachment. I have worked extensively with people experiencing grief, loss, trauma, anxiety/panic disorders, and depression.