Valentina Gasparro , LCPC

Valentina Gasparro is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked with adults, children, and adolescents, offering individual therapy as well as group and family interventions. Based in Illinois, she brings a warm, personable manner to her work and employs an eclectic set of methods tailored to each client's needs.

Valentina emphasizes empowerment through practical skills such as mindfulness and solution-focused strategies, along with trauma-informed care and meditative practices. She integrates several therapeutic models, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Client-Centered methods, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, to support clients in working through stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, depression, and related challenges.

Her practice is grounded in helping people recognize personal strengths and make choices that promote greater fulfillment. Valentina values collaboration and aims to guide clients toward improved coping, stronger relationships, and more meaningful daily functioning. She finds professional fulfillment in witnessing the positive changes clients can make over time through sustained therapeutic work.

Integrating Therapy Approaches for Online Support

Valentina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values, increase psychological flexibility, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. ACT can be helpful for people coping with stress, anxiety, and life transitions by teaching skills to accept difficult thoughts while focusing on valued living.

Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore relational patterns and early connection experiences that shape current relationships. This approach can support individuals and couples working through trust issues, intimacy concerns, and recurring relationship conflicts by strengthening emotional bonds and communication.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) addresses emotions and attachment needs in close relationships, helping partners or family members identify and shift negative interaction cycles. EFT can be useful for improving emotional responsiveness and repairing ruptures in relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Valentina works with each person to consider their needs, goals, and preferences and tailors a mix of strategies that feel most helpful for their situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy routines and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support across distances, and choose the format that best suits each client’s lifestyle and therapeutic goals.