Valerie MalickiLPCC

Valerie Malicki is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are worn down by relationship strain, low confidence, parenting stress, and the emotional fallout of life transitions. Valerie writes straightforward plans with clear next steps so clients can take small actions between sessions.

Her approach is practical and hopeful. She blends relationship-focused methods with narrative ideas and trauma-focused work to help people tell new stories about themselves. Valerie listens for patterns that keep clients stuck and then introduces simple skills to loosen those patterns. Sessions often focus on communication, releasing emotional blocks, and rebuilding a sense of purpose.

Valerie draws on decades of life experience as a partner and parent living on a rural homestead. That background informs her down-to-earth style and willingness to mix coaching with therapy. She encourages clients to notice strengths and build on them, one manageable step at a time.

Her practice includes support for people facing mood difficulties, attachment and abandonment wounds, body image concerns, caregiver stress, and post-traumatic stress. Pregnancy and childbirth are also listed among her focus areas for those navigating perinatal concerns.

Beginning work with Valerie typically emphasizes practical goals and measurable progress. She invites clients to try new skills week by week and to adjust the plan as needed. The tone is compassionate, direct, and oriented toward helping people move forward.

Approaches that guide online work and hope

Imago Relationship Therapy focuses on how early wounds shape current relationship patterns. It uses structured dialogue to rebuild connection and improve communication between partners or in close relationships. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by reauthoring the stories they tell about their lives and their roles. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on careful processing of painful memories and reactions while teaching practical coping strategies to reduce their impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or adapt methods that fit goals, needs, and preferences. That process includes checking what feels useful and changing direction when something does not help.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer a consistent weekly rhythm for progress. Many people find that regular online sessions let them practice new skills between meetings and maintain momentum toward their goals.