Valene Gifford, LMHC

Valene, pronounced (Val-leen), is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked in the mental health field for 7 years. During this time, she has worked with clients from various backgrounds and cultures with a variety of mental health conditions. Valene's experience ranges
from an inpatient psychiatric facility to private practice to telehealth. Valene attended the University of South Florida for her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Florida International University for her graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling.

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Valene believes each therapeutic interaction should be individualized and client centered thus she uses an eclectic therapy approach. An eclectic approach means assisting clients by drawing from various therapeutic approaches and techniques, thus tailoring treatment to each client's needs.

Valene considers the therapeutic relationship to be extremely important and strives to be a collaborative, empathetic, non-judgmental, person-centered therapist.Valene's professional interests includes working with young adults, Caribbean's/Caribbean Americans and the BIPOC community. Within mental health she enjoys working with anxiety, depression, women's issues, adjustment disorders and relationship issues, just to name a few.