Valentina Gasparro

Valentina Gasparro is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and end-of-life or hospice-related worries.

Her style is warm and practical. She focuses on what people can do day to day to feel steadier and more able to cope. Sessions include mindfulness, solution-focused steps, and emotion work. Valentina aims to help people notice choices that move them toward better wellbeing.

Valentina uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take meaningful action. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and emotionally-focused techniques to strengthen how people connect with others.

She also brings skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and client-centered care to keep the work rooted in each person’s priorities. Her practice includes work with guilt and shame, life purpose, ADHD concerns, seasonal mood shifts, and complex grief.

Valentina speaks English and Italian and practices in Illinois. Her background spans individual and group work across the life span. For next steps, follow the site process to match and schedule a session with her.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their values and take small, committed steps that match what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, life changes, and finding direction when things feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and helps people notice patterns that affect trust and closeness. It is often used for relationship or intimacy concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches clear skills for managing overwhelming emotions and improving ability to tolerate distress, which can help with mood swings, intense anger, or crises.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. This means checking in and adjusting the plan as needed rather than following a rigid protocol.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Online work can allow for different rhythms of care, such as shorter check-ins or sessions scheduled around work or caregiving duties, and the therapist will discuss what will work best for each person.