Thomas Valek

I work with individuals and couples, and families with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues. I know that clients want to see progress even though it may be incremental. Therefore, I provide for a collaborative structure, plan and goals that allow clients to see progress every week. We provide resources, homework, and education to clients to help them in the process of self-discovery and addressing relationship issues. I help clients to find solutions to solvable problems and develop coping skills to address issues that are harder to solve.

I use a collaborative and non judgmental approach to help individuals address unproductive/negative thoughts, improve coping and communication skills, improve self-acceptance and gain valuable insights.

The first session will involve understanding the client's presenting problems and also learning about their background and history. I will then tell a little about myself and some of the approaches that might be useful. Finally, we will try to come up with some initial goals and plans for the direction of therapy. I also always try to give clients some sort of strategy or tool to leave the first session with in order to get off to a good start.