Trauma Focused Therapists in Missoula, MT

My counseling approach is warm and non-judgmental. I strive to create a space for you to feel heard and safe in order to explore current challenges in your life. I see clients with varying concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, life changes, and those wanting a safe and comfortable space to process life and gain self-awareness.

St. John's United Family Services is here for you! We are a small, personal, family oriented, non-profit agency. We have experience and specialized training in; adoption and foster care, family planning, grief/loss, attachment, healthy communication and relationship dynamics. St. John's United Family Services provides healing, meaning, and purpose every day for every age.

I specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating reproductive experiences including perinatal mood disorders, loss, infertility, high-risk pregnancies, NICU, birth trauma, abortion, and parental identity adjustment.

I have experience working with clients who are navigating chronic pain, chronic illness, physical disabilities, addiction, grief, loss, religious trauma, ADHD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety. I value learning from my clients and provide psychoeducation to build upon strengths that you already have.

Life can be a soul-stretching journey. If you’re feeling alone, discouraged, hopeless, or unseen please know that you matter and are worthy of compassionate support. My own experiences have led me to passionately pursue creating a non-judgmental space where you can vulnerably share your struggles knowing you will be met with empathy and gentle care. I assist teens and adults with life transitions, OCD, eating disorders, and addressing trauma through somatic work and evidence-based practices to restore a sense of safety and inner peace.

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.

In collaboration with you, my practice is focused on delivering couples and individual therapy for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and/or relationship challenges. I provide therapy and interventions through an attachment lens, with your needs and priorities in mind. My approach is relational & warm with understanding and empathy while I assist you in building on already present strengths, attunement, and resiliency within. Among other therapy modalities I utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR).

As a Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and co-founder of the Center for Sexual and Relational Health, I specialize in helping individuals and couples struggling with sexual/porn addiction, compulsive sexual behaviors, infidelity, and the associated trauma from those behaviors. Because sexual/porn addiction impacts the entire family system, I am also a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist as I help partners navigate the emotional impact created by the problematic behaviors of their loved ones. I journey alongside my clients to help them create a new narrative for themselves so they can move forward.

We all get stuck at times. I work with individuals and couples who are struggling with life/relationship challenges or addiction. I am here to help others overcome difficult experiences by learning to understand their authentic needs, create lasting bonds with others and find emotional freedom so that you can build the life you truly want. I believe in abundance and that everyone has the right and the capacity for healing, growth and inner peace. Because every individual and each couple arrive in counseling at different stages of change and readiness for healing, I feel it is imperative to meet everyone right where they are.

I believe that seeking support for change and healing can be an intimidating first step. Making it this far speaks to the commitment you have already made to your personal betterment and well-being. I am excited to witness this momentum and am ultimately honored to support you along the way towards whatever personal growth, awareness and self-discovery you seek. I strive to foster a safe environment for all identities to bring all their true selves to counseling. My therapeutic approach is strongly rooted in Person Centered Therapy, informed by CBT and Inspired by Narrative and Mindfulness modalities.

We provide child and family outpatient counseling for Missoula, Hamilton, Helena. We see children and young people, from toddler up to age 21, and their families. We have a number of well qualified therapists who have a wide range of clinical specialties. We frequently see children impacted by conflicts between divorcing or divorced parents, and children who have experienced early life trauma or loss. The specific needs that bring children and parents in to see our therapists may manifest as behavior problems, difficulty managing depression, anxiety, poor school performance, or escalating conflict in the family and school.

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

Do you know what changes you want to make, but not how to get there? Whether you seek brief help or more comprehensive guidance, I am here to help you reach your goals. I have assisted adolescents and adults living with a range of behavioral health concerns, including: depression, anxiety, bipolar, substance use disorders, trauma and PTSD, adjustment disorders, neurodiversity, conduct and personality disorders, OCD, dissociative disorders, neurocognitive disorders, schizophrenic disorders, and co-occurring disorders. I strongly believe in respecting individual characteristics while honoring cultural, gender, and other identities.

I enjoy working with children and adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. I take a collaborative approach to helping clients learn new coping skills and adaptive ways to problem-solve through their issues so I am no longer needed as a support in their lives. Theoretically, I tend to work from interpersonal, cognitive behavioral, humanistic and solution-focused perspectives. When working with couples I use Gottman techniques and emotion focused techniques. In therapy the therapeutic relationship is key to positive counseling outcomes and I keep that at the forefront of our work together.

I have been working in Mental Health supporting children and families for over 10 plus years. I specializes in perinatal mental health, PMADs, birth trauma, identity after birth, and the post-partum period. I also have a special interest in ages 19-27 focusing on life transitions, anxiety and trauma.

My primary focus is to help you achieve the goals you set, and help you align with and live by your values. My goal is to help individuals and families process barriers, understand and organize emotional chaos, and develop communication, relational, and coping skills to live a functional, whole, and healthy life. I emphasize the importance of good communication, self-examination, and awareness. This allows for each individual to safely explore their inner world and gain insight into themselves and the world they are connecting with.

I provide psychotherapy and didactic trauma education for individuals, couples and teens in Missoula and Montana at large. My work with clients centers around complex developmental trauma, the body-brain connection, attachment and polyvagal theory. After working with children and families, including foster and adoptive parents, I love bringing my passion for trauma education to help clients learn more about what their brain and bodies are trying to communicate, identifying protective strategies and working to create techniques to promote healthy emotional regulation. LCSW Candidate.

I believe that psychotherapy is an active process resulting in clarity and change. It can help identify ineffective patterns of thinking and behavior, which may create stress, emotional problems, stress related medical problems, addiction problems, and/or relationship problems. Sometimes the work can be difficult but can also be profoundly rewarding and life changing. I believe in the power of positive change and would love to help you turn your stress into a life balance.

Life has a way of throwing us situations that can seem overwhelming and impossible. Assistance from the right therapist can help you push past what you know now to get to where you want to be. I believe through understanding how your own experiences affect how you manage your life today, is key in exacting change. I also believe through establishing positive relationships with my clients, I am able to earn their trust so that I may guide them to the belief that they have the power within themselves to promote the necessary changes.