Valentina Gasparro, LCPC
Experienced counselor focused on parenting and relationships
Book with Valentina- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Valentina
Valentina Gasparro is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience. She helps parents and individuals manage parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like ADHD and addiction. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at everyday change rather than abstract theory.
She uses several evidence-informed approaches and adapts them to each person. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises, skills practice, and straightforward talk about what is getting in the way of daily functioning.
Background and approach
Parents can expect help with sleep struggles, anger, grief around life transitions, and rebuilding trust after infidelity. Valentina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and still take actions that match their values. She also uses attachment-focused ideas to address patterns in close relationships and client-centered listening to make space for each persons priorities.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation or intense stress is present. Clients describe practical tools and small, steady changes as typical outcomes of her work. She is comfortable offering life-purpose coaching alongside clinical support when people want both.
Valentina works from Illinois and speaks English and Italian for those who prefer either language. Her practice supports international clients as well. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Therapy subscriptions can be canceled at any time and scheduling follows the matching and booking process on the site.
What Valentina works with
Everything Valentina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Valentina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
Approaches Valentina lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match what matters most. It can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and making difficult life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current interactions. This work helps people change recurring dynamics in close relationships and build safer emotional connections.
Client-Centered Therapy gives people space to be heard and to set their own goals, with the therapist offering empathy and reflective listening. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem work, and decisions about life purpose.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt helped in the past, then recommend approaches or a blend that fit those needs. Decisions about methods are revisited as progress and challenges arise.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people use skills in real time and fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across time zones and everyday demands.
Questions people ask about Valentina
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem issues, ADHD, and related topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered. She mixes mindfulness, skills practice, and focused conversations to help with real-life problems.
What is her professional background?
She holds a masters degree in clinical psychology and has 25 years of experience working with adults and providing individual, group, and family-focused care.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Illinois and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, IL LCPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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