- Relationship guidance
- Self-esteem work
- Parenting support
About Valerie
Valerie Malicki is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, low self-esteem, and life-direction questions. Her sessions aim to be hopeful and practical, with steps clients can try between meetings.
Valerie uses a blend of approaches drawn from relationship work, narrative ideas, and trauma-focused care. She emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own stories and helps them name patterns that get in the way. Conversations are often a mix of exploring life stories, clarifying values, and practicing specific ways to communicate and set boundaries.
Her background combines clinical counseling, life coaching, and mentoring across two decades. Valerie brings experience supporting people through abandonment and attachment struggles, body image and caregiver stress, control and communication problems, and recovery from traumatic events. She also helps with mood challenges, money and work-related stress, and transitions like pregnancy and midlife shifts.
In sessions she looks for small, doable changes that add up. Clients can expect empathy, clear goals, and homework that fits real life. Valerie aims to help people loosen old patterns and build a version of life that feels more aligned with their values and purpose.
If you want to explore relationship dynamics, reconnect with purpose, or work through past wounds, Valerie offers a collaborative space to try new ways of relating and living.
How these approaches shape online work
Imago Relationship Therapy focuses on how partners listen and respond to each other. It uses structured conversations to rebuild connection and improve communication in close relationships.Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. This approach is useful for reclaiming values, changing unhelpful patterns, and deciding what kind of future to build.
Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on noticing how past hurts affect present safety and behavior. It offers ways to work through difficult memories and to develop new coping skills for stress and triggers.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That conversation guides which methods are emphasized and how sessions are structured.
Session logistics should fit into everyday life. The profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit around work, childcare, or travel. Others prefer in-person meetings when available. The key practical benefits are flexible scheduling, fewer travel demands, and the ability to continue momentum between sessions while collaborating with a licensed professional.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem and motivation, and life-purpose questions. Additional focus areas include trauma, attachment wounds, body image, caregiver stress, and mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach blends relationship-focused work, narrative techniques, and trauma-focused methods. Sessions emphasize storytelling about life events, identifying unhelpful patterns, and practicing concrete skills between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of combined experience working as a therapist, life coach, and mentor. That mix informs a practical, goal-oriented way of working with clients.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Ohio. Please refer to the profile details for licensing notation OH LPCC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to learn whether phone or video is available.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.