Dr. Valerie Glass, LMFT

At this time Dr. Valerie Glass is accepting new clients who can schedule during daytime hours or who prefer text-only sessions. She holds a doctorate in marriage and family therapy and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). In addition to her clinical work, she teaches students who are training to become therapists, bringing academic perspective to clinical practice.

Dr. Glass has worked as a therapist in a variety of settings for 20 years, supporting people through anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship concerns, and family difficulties. Her specialty areas include LGBTQ care and women’s issues, and she works with a broad range of concerns such as grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping challenges, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also brings experience with BDSM, kink, and alternative sexual cultures, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, gender dysphoria, family of origin issues, and other sexuality-related topics.

Her therapeutic work is informed by client-centered therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused therapy. Dr. Glass meets people where they are, offering a collaborative, non-judgmental space geared toward each person’s goals. She views therapy as a process of change and growth tailored to the individual, and she aims to understand clients’ perspectives while supporting the direction they choose. She describes her role as a privilege, and she cultivates an open and honest atmosphere while respecting the challenges clients bring to the work.