About Valencia
Valencia Gooden greets people with a calm, practical approach. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW in Indiana and also holds an LISW in Ohio. She has five years of therapy experience and more than ten years working in human services.
Valencia focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She helps people clarify priorities and find steady ways to cope. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person's goals.
How Valencia works
Valencia uses straightforward tools to build confidence, boost self-love, and help clients discover life purpose. Her style emphasizes respect and sensitivity. She listens, reflects, and offers techniques that match what a person needs in the moment.
That can mean skill-building, short-term strategies, or deeper processing over time. Valencia blends client-centered work with practical exercises. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices to change unhelpful thinking and reduce overwhelm.
For those carrying trauma, she includes EMDR when it's appropriate and agreed upon. Outside of work she paints, listens to audiobooks, takes short trips, and explores holistic spiritual wellness. Her home life and hobbies inform a warm, grounded presence in sessions.
Valencia aims to support steady progress so people can move toward more balanced, meaningful days.
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What Valencia works with
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Valencia commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person, ideal for people seeking a supportive space to talk through feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thought patterns and behavior, and includes practical exercises to reduce anxiety or lift mood.She also integrates EMDR for trauma processing when appropriate, which uses guided eye movements or similar techniques to help people process distressing memories. Choosing an approach is a shared decision - the therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on the client's needs, goals, and comfort level.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use the methods that work best for each person.
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