T. Jefferson Valentine

A VA LPC since 12/2011 & Approved Clinical Supervisor since 2013 sharing my following personal framework:

• We're Spiritual Beings in a Body with a sophisticated Mind, all 3 requiring Rest, Renewal & Readjustment
• My Process-Oriented Approach is premised that we're relational beings best understood in context
• I’m A Responsible Practitioner-Researcher & engages in transactional communication

I Serve Individuals, Couples & Families; +14 years; to AssistImprove: pre/post bariatric surgery, mood & et al.

My Inclusive Therapeutic Approach:

• Clear, Open & Transactional Communication
• Cultural Humility
• Established Boundaries
• Ethics
• Mutual Respect
• Safe Place
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Mutual Respect
• Trust the Process
  1. A Commitment to Virtuous Ethics
  2. Premature Exit from Therapy: Remembering unpleasant life events may arouse intense emotions & change close relationships for the short-term. Sometimes people will prematurely drop out of treatment if they do not understand that this may be part of the process

I Serve YOU By Creating A Safe Place

As You Allow Me To Enter Your Sacred Place Responsibly, Which May Increase YOUR Accuracy Of Predicting The Consequences Of YOUR Behaviors And Gain More Control Over YOUR Life