About Valencia
Valencia Gooden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about their next steps. Valencia aims to make sessions practical and straightforward so people can use what they learn right away.
She draws on five years of formal therapy experience and more than a decade in human services. That background shapes a down-to-earth style that emphasizes respect and compassion.
Background and approach
Sessions are tailored to each person instead of following the same script for everyone. Valencia uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. She may use client-centered conversations to help someone feel heard, cognitive behavioral tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts, or mindfulness practices to calm racing feelings.
The plan is adjusted as progress is made and goals become clearer. Her work also includes support for people seeking a clearer life purpose or wanting to build self-love and inner confidence. Valencia offers concrete skills for coping day-to-day and ways to manage transitions with less stress.
She focuses on steps that fit each person’s life and values. Outside of practice, Valencia is married and has three adult children and five grandchildren. She enjoys painting, audiobooks, short getaways, and learning new skills.
Those personal interests influence her warm and curious approach to therapy.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and creating a space where people feel understood. It helps when someone needs to talk through feelings and make sense of what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers clear exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. EMDR can be used to address painful memories by combining guided attention with therapeutic processing to reduce distress around those memories.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest options. Over the first few sessions the plan can change, with methods mixed or adapted as progress is seen and needs shift.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, written reflection, or flexible scheduling across the week. These options aim to make regular care easier to keep up with alongside work, family, and day-to-day tasks.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Ohio
- Languages
- English