- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness tools
About Valentina
Valentina Gasparro is an Illinois LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career questions, and life purpose. Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she accepts international clients.
Valentina uses practical, hands-on methods in sessions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centered work, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That means she helps people notice what matters to them, practice new behaviors, and improve emotional connection in relationships. Sessions include mindfulness and meditative tools when useful.
Her style is flexible and person-focused. She listens for immediate problems and longer-term patterns. For someone feeling stuck after a job change, relationship shift, or health challenge, she works step by step to clarify priorities and next actions. Conversations can move between skills practice, values clarification, and exploring past events that affect present life.
Valentina has also supported issues like guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, infidelity, isolation, jealousy, ADHD, bipolar concerns, personality disorders, PTSD, seasonal affective disorder, and self-love work. She frames these topics in everyday terms and helps people test small changes between sessions.
To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. The initial step is selecting the See online therapy options button and completing the matching questionnaire.
How Valentina’s therapeutic approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters and take small actions that line up with those values. Online work with ACT often focuses on practical exercises, values clarification, and short behavioral experiments people can try between sessions.Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early and recent relationship patterns affect current connections. In an online session this may mean mapping relationship reactions, practicing new ways of reaching out, and reviewing how those changes felt afterward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valentina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with skills from DBT or ACT, then moving to emotionally-focused or attachment work if relationships are central concerns.
The practical benefit of remote sessions is that they can fit into a busy life. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Many people find that scheduling therapy around work, caregiving, or medical care makes it easier to maintain momentum and practice changes between meetings.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career questions, life purpose and related issues listed in her specialties.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses a mix of ACT, DBT, attachment ideas, client-centered methods and EFT techniques to clarify values, build skills, and explore relationship patterns that keep people stuck.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and brings 25 years of experience working with adults and younger clients in individual and group settings.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an Illinois LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and is based in Illinois.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.