Valencia Gooden, LCSW, LISW

Licensed in Indiana · 5 years in practice

Valencia Gooden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of direct therapy experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Indiana: 34011855A · expires April 2028
LISW, Ohio: I.2506607 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1457153041 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Valencia

Valencia Gooden is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of direct therapy experience. She focuses on clear, practical help for people feeling stressed, anxious, low in confidence, or stuck during life changes. Valencia writes simple goals with each person and works step by step toward them.

She draws on client-centered work to listen and respond to what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.

Background and approach

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be offered when past events keep coming up and affect daily life. Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Valencia helps people identify small actions that build self-love, purpose, and steady coping skills.

She uses mindfulness tools when tension or rumination get in the way of functioning. Valencia has five years of therapy experience and more than a decade in human services. She holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in Indiana and LISW in Ohio.

Those roles have shaped a practical, respectful approach to care. Outside of work she enjoys painting, audiobooks, short getaways, and practices holistic spiritual wellness. She says personal growth is ongoing and believes people can find more balance and confidence with steady effort.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Valencia names

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Online support

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what the person says is most important. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow each person’s pace and priorities no matter where they are located.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes. In video or chat sessions CBT tools can be taught, practiced, and reviewed between meetings to support progress in daily life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used when past events continue to cause distress. The therapist can adapt EMDR techniques for video or phone work when appropriate and will explain how the process will go before trying it.

Valencia will help figure out which approach fits best by talking through needs, goals, and preferences together. Choosing a method is a collaborative step, and adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan remains useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video is good for visual connection and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps people keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work even when schedules or locations change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Valencia commonly address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, low self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also helps people explore life purpose and self-love.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

Valencia uses a client-centered style to listen first, then blends practical tools like CBT and mindfulness to change thoughts and behaviors.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional therapy experience and over a decade working in the human services field.

Which credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Indiana and holds an LISW in Ohio, and she is based in Ohio for practice purposes.

Are sessions offered in any language besides English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available for working together?

Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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