About Tania
Tania Valente offers warm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship strains. She presents a calm, steady presence and focuses on clear goals. She speaks English and Portuguese and accepts international clients.
Her title is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Tania uses straightforward therapy methods to help people manage difficult feelings and rebuild connection. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and on steps people can try between meetings.
How Tania works
She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to help with unhelpful thoughts and values-driven action. Her background includes 18 years of clinical experience in many settings. That experience ranges from inpatient psychiatric care to community health, university counseling centers, hospice, and integrated behavioral health.
Those roles exposed her to a wide range of struggles, including trauma, substance use, and end-of-life concerns. Tania also uses emotion-focused and trauma-focused approaches when the situation calls for them. She can incorporate eye movement desensitization and reprocessing techniques for people processing traumatic memories.
She blends methods to match each person’s needs and goals. People who come to Tania can expect a relational style that emphasizes empathy and collaboration. She helps identify practical steps for coping, improving sleep, managing anger, navigating parenting pressures, and addressing career stress.
She works with attention difficulties, bipolar-related concerns, and compassion fatigue using tailored strategies.
Tania lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Tania works with
The areas below are the ones Tania selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions that align with those values while learning to relate differently to painful thoughts and feelings. It is useful for chronic anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning; it suits problems like anxiety, sleep trouble, and mood difficulties. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions and attachment needs to help people understand and change patterns that leave them disconnected or reactive in relationships.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, listen to the client’s goals and preferences, and suggest a plan that may combine methods. That planning often begins in the first few sessions and can change as work progresses to fit what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets participants work face to face when needed, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, school, caregiving, and travel while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional progress.
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