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Tania Valente

Practical support for stress and relationship struggles

LMFT Texas

Experience
18 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English, Portuguese
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About Tania

Tania Valente is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and other life challenges. She speaks English and Portuguese and aims to meet clients where they are with a calm, practical approach.

Background and approach

She draws from many counseling methods to match each person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and improving how people relate to themselves and others.

Tania emphasizes compassion and practical steps that can be used between appointments. Her background includes nearly two decades of experience in a range of settings.

That work has included inpatient psychiatric care, university counseling centers, hospice, community health, nonprofit organizations, and integrated behavioral health programs. Those roles shaped her ability to address serious mood concerns, trauma, and stress tied to family or medical situations.

Tania uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to help people improve emotional connection and communication.

The approach is collaborative and adapted to each person’s situation. Practical concerns like sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, addiction, and grief are common topics.

She also supports people navigating identity and sexual orientation questions and the effects of trauma. Sessions are grounded and straightforward, with an emphasis on what can change now.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

People often benefit from different methods depending on their goals. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and emotional connection, and can help people learn practical habits for healthier interactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches strategies to accept difficult feelings while choosing values-based actions that move life forward. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's own goals, using empathy and active listening to help them find their own solutions.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. Sessions can shift over time as goals change, so the plan is reviewed and adjusted together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier, and all formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule or during work breaks.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she address?
Tania helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She takes an interpersonal, systemic, and supportive approach that focuses on compassion, practical skills, and improving how people relate to themselves and others.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of counseling experience across inpatient psychiatric settings, university counseling centers, hospice, community health, nonprofit, and integrated behavioral health care environments.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices from Texas while maintaining licensure details noted as TX Psychologist and NM LMFT in her background.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she has indicated experience integrating Spanish into clinical work when helpful.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and preferences.
How does pricing and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions 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 in

New Mexico, Texas

Languages

English, Portuguese