Dr. Valerie Glass, LMFT

Currently she is accepting new clients only if they can schedule daytime appointments or if they prefer text-only sessions.

Dr. Valerie Glass brings 20 years of professional experience to her work as a therapist and educator. She holds a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). In addition to clinical practice, she teaches students who are training to become therapists, blending practical experience with academic mentorship.

Her practice focuses on a broad range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, and career or life transitions. She also offers specialized support for LGBTQ clients and women's issues, and works with areas such as polyamory, gender dysphoria, BDSM and kink, and compassion fatigue.

Dr. Glass approaches therapy as a collaborative journey. She meets people where they are, offering a non-judgmental, open, and honest atmosphere to explore goals, process life changes, or find direction and accountability. She describes her role as understanding each person’s starting point and supporting their chosen path toward growth and healing, and she values the vulnerability and trust clients bring to the therapeutic space.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Valerie Glass draws from client-centered, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can explore feelings and make choices that fit their values; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Narrative therapy invites clients to examine the stories they tell about themselves and to reframe those narratives so problems have less power; this can be useful for identity work, trauma recovery, and shifting patterns that stem from family of origin issues. Solution-focused therapy centers on identifying strengths and practical steps toward change, offering short-term direction for coping with life transitions, stress, or goal-oriented work.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Dr. Glass works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to try approaches, refine them, and adjust as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexible options that make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support across distance, adapt pacing and communication style to client comfort, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not practical.