About Valerie
Valerie Rasicci is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She works with adults facing depression, low self-esteem, and the fallout of past trauma and abuse. Valerie offers a calm, practical space to talk through what feels overwhelming right now.
She spends time listening to each person's story and identifying small, doable steps forward. Sessions focus on improving communication, addressing control and forgiveness issues, and building self-love and confidence.
Background and approach
Valerie also supports people coping with blended family challenges and the complexities that come with sexual assault and sexuality concerns. Valerie brings eight years of professional experience to her practice in Montana. Her background includes work with people facing post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, and motivation struggles.
She aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to feeling more capable in daily life. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Valerie helps clients set clear goals and practices skills during sessions that can be used between meetings.
The focus is on practical tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Therapy is tailored to each person’s situation and pace. Valerie works with adults to navigate life transitions, relationship problems, and the emotional aftermath of difficult events.
She encourages self-compassion and steady, realistic change.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building practical coping skills. One common approach teaches people to notice anxious or negative thoughts, test whether those thoughts are accurate, and try alternative, more balanced ways of thinking. This helps with everyday anxiety, stress, and low mood.Another approach emphasizes practicing new behaviors and skills in small steps. That might include communication exercises, setting boundaries, or gradual exposure to situations that cause fear. This kind of work supports recovery from trauma responses, control issues, and confidence challenges.
Deciding which approach fits best is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist review progress and pick techniques that feel helpful and doable.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when looking for a deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good short check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick support, brief reflections, and ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility so therapy can match real-world schedules and needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English
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