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Tania Valente, LMFT

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Portuguese
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About Tania

Tania Valente brings an empathic, relationship-centered style to her therapeutic work and aims to help people move through stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and other life challenges.

Background and approach

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing from Texas and a psychologist licensed in Texas, she frames healing as often emerging through compassionate connection and practical, goal-focused collaboration. She meets clients where they are, listens for strengths and values, and tailors evidence-informed methods to individual needs.

With 18 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatry, community health, university counseling, hospice, and integrated care settings, she has worked with a broad range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family struggles, parenting, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue.

Her background includes training in couples and family treatment and several established therapeutic methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions may integrate systemic perspectives and supportive guidance alongside specific interventions to address symptoms and build coping skills.

Fluent in English and Portuguese, she accepts international clients and adapts her approach to suit cultural and linguistic needs while collaborating with each client to define clear goals and next steps.

Integrating relational approaches with flexible online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore inner parts and their roles, helping people understand internal conflicts and cultivate self-led compassion to heal patterns of anxiety, depression, and relationship distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, using mindful acceptance and committed action to address avoidance, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist provides support and unconditional positive regard to help clients discover their own solutions and strengths.

Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than preset. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful, combining relational, systemic, and evidence-based techniques as needed to match goals and preferences. This process includes active discussion about what is working and adjustments over time.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase accessibility and scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care from different locations, accommodate busy schedules, and continue therapy through life changes while keeping the focus on therapeutic progress and practical support.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting challenges, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related life transitions.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is interpersonal, systemic, and supportive, combining compassionate relational work with evidence-informed techniques such as CBT, EFT, ACT, EMDR, and client-centered interventions to meet client goals.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 18 years of counseling experience across settings including inpatient psychiatric care, community health, university counseling centers, hospice, and integrated behavioral health.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LMFT and holds licensure as a Texas psychologist (LIC# 39799) and a New Mexico LMFT (LIC# CMF0200391), and she practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and the therapist welcomes opportunities to incorporate these languages into the work.
What session formats are offered for remote therapy?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options that fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does the intake and matching process work?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

New Mexico, Texas

Languages

English, Portuguese