- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Valerie
Valerie Malicki is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with two decades of experience helping people navigate relationship and parenting challenges. She focuses on practical steps parents can use to improve communication, restore intimacy, and build self-confidence. Valerie writes and speaks plainly in sessions so busy caregivers can use what they learn right away.
Her sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and uncover the next doable action. She combines relational tools with trauma-aware work to address attachment wounds and emotional blocks that can get in the way of parenting and connection.
Background and approach
Valerie also supports people dealing with mood concerns, stress from caregiving, and life transitions. Her background includes long experience as a therapist, life coach, and mentor. That mix shapes an approach that blends supportive listening with goal-focused coaching.
She draws on Imago Relationship Therapy to improve partner communication and Narrative Therapy to reframe painful stories people carry. Valerie emphasizes simple skills parents can practice between sessions. Those skills include clearer communication, realistic self-care strategies, and ways to rebuild trust and emotional closeness.
She uses trauma-focused techniques when past events are affecting current relationships or parenting. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She works with people on concerns such as abandonment issues, body image, guilt and shame, isolation, money stress, pregnancy and childbirth, and post-traumatic stress.
Valerie aims to meet clients where they are and help them move toward clearer relationships and a calmer home life.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Valerie helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valerie lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How relational and trauma-informed approaches translate online
Imago Relationship Therapy focuses on improving communication between partners by teaching structured dialogue and empathetic listening. It can help people who want to change repeating conflict patterns and deepen emotional connection.Narrative Therapy works by separating a person from their problem and looking for alternative stories. This approach helps when past events or negative self-narratives get in the way of parenting, self-esteem, or life purpose.
Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past traumatic events affect feelings and behavior today. It uses targeted techniques to reduce the hold of those memories so everyday relationships and parenting feel safer and more manageable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust them based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can be good for quick reflections, ongoing coaching, or when a client prefers writing to speaking.
These formats give flexibility so therapy can continue amid work, childcare, and other responsibilities while focusing on practical skills for relationships and parenting.
Questions people ask about Valerie
What kinds of parenting concerns are addressed?
She helps with common parenting challenges such as communication problems, caregiver stress, and managing emotional overwhelm. She also supports parents coping with pregnancy and childbirth transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Sessions blend empathetic listening with clear, doable steps and coaching. The tone is practical and supportive so parents can try new habits between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Valerie has 20 years of combined professional experience as a therapist, life coach, and mentor. That background shapes a mix of counseling and goal-focused coaching.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional clinical counselor, LPCC, practicing in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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