Valeri is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over a decade of experience providing therapeutic services to a variety of populations. Valeri has provided clinical services from ages 8 through adult. She is a trauma therapist that specializes in complex clinical presentations including; suicidal ideation, self-harm, recent hospitalizations, substance use disorders, eating disorders and dissociation. Valeri also specializes in First Responder Mental Health and prides herself in providing culturally competent therapeutic services to this unique population. She is both direct and empathetic. She holds her patients accountable to change and growth while also meeting them where they are at in their healing journey. Valeri’s mantra is “My job is to work myself out of a job.” Meaning she fosters growth and independence rather than codependence in the therapeutic process. She wants her patients to create goals and achieve them. While each patient’s timing will be different, Valeri and her patients create collaborative comprehensive treatment plans so that therapy feels both rewarding, productive and meaningful. Most importantly, her patient’s guide the timing and pace of their own healing process.  

As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Valeri provides professional consultation for clinicians seeking to expand their skill set in Basic EMDR facilitation, EMDR Certification and Approved Consultant Status. She incorporates a variety of modalities such as IFS, DBT, CBT & Somatic Experiencing as she prepares her consultees to master EMDR Standard Protocol. 

If you are interested in seeing if Valeri is a good fit for your therapeutic or consultation needs please feel free to reach out to schedule a consult call.

val.mft@bestillpsychotherapy.com