About Valerie
Valerie Marsh is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, manage mood concerns, and rebuild satisfying relationships. Valerie writes clearly and uses straightforward guidance so parents can read quickly and know what to expect.
She aims to help people notice patterns that get in the way and learn practical ways to change them. Sessions often include talking through current problems, practicing new communication skills, and developing coping tools for everyday life.
How Valerie works
Valerie draws from approaches such as attachment work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness to match the situation. Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Minnesota, where she has supported people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, and mood disorders. Over time she has built a calm, focused way of working that keeps conversations clear and goal-focused.
Valerie helps people set small, achievable steps toward change. She pays close attention to relationship patterns like attachment, codependency, commitment concerns, and blended family stress. That means helping a person understand how early hurts show up now and how to try different ways of relating.
Valerie also addresses parenting strain, career transitions, and midlife concerns in practical terms. Clients can expect a collaborative process that balances empathy with concrete tools. Valerie emphasizes skill-building for emotion regulation, communication, and decision-making.
The work is paced to fit each person’s needs and goals.
Valerie lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Valerie works with
The areas below are the ones Valerie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on understanding how early relationship patterns shape current behavior and relationship choices. Online sessions can use discussion and exercises to identify those patterns and practice new ways of connecting in everyday life.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In remote sessions a therapist and client can set clear goals, try behavioral experiments between appointments, and use worksheets or short exercises during video or chat sessions.
Mindfulness therapy helps people notice and respond differently to stress and strong emotions. Simple breathing and attention practices can be taught in a single session and repeated through text prompts or brief check-ins.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging supports short check-ins, ongoing coaching, and skill reinforcement between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while adapting to changing schedules.
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