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Hi there. Come on in… I imagine it took some good strength to get here. You may have been in therapy before, or this may be your very first time. You may be feeling hopeful, or you may feel like turning back right now… and that’s okay. You came here because part of you felt ready, and I am here to meet you right where you are at. I’m ready to take all the baby steps, forward and back, with you. There is no wrong door here. My name is Valerie Sumpter. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #142783, and over 7 years of experience in the therapy field. I take a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach with my clients. Meaning, I understand how valuable and important sensing safety is to the human experience: out in the world, in the therapy room, and most beautifully… within ourselves. I am honored to join you in your healing path.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will spend time meeting each other, and checking in on what you hope to achieve from attending therapy. I will ask questions to understand you so that I can best serve you in your healing. We will then discuss how therapy works, so we can demystify the process and move forward with safety and intention.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have a wide range of experience working with individuals who have a history of complex trauma. I have worked in foster care and detention settings, crisis stabilization units, and outpatient clinics. I have over 6 years experience specifically working with individuals who struggle with stability in their relationships, whether the focus was improving unhealthy relationships, healing from them, or both. I have also faced forms of intimate partner violence in my personal past, so I relate first-hand to the deep healing journey it takes to improve unhealthy relationships with others, and within ourselves. There is no space for shame in my sessions: just compassion, hope, forgiveness, and healing.
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Attachment-based
I have both personal and professional experience with Attachment-based work. I believe healing starts at the inner child, and my focus with clients include identifying inner child attachment and building insight into how this attachment plays an active role in their worlds today. I spend time with my clients understanding their symptoms from an Attachment perspective, and helping them to rewire their bodies and minds to sense safety again in their worlds.
Trauma Informed Care
I recognize trauma is not linear. It is complex, it is generational. Sometimes it is suffering out loud, sometimes its in silence. Sometimes the most "put-together" person has past trauma at their heels, preventing them from living their lives in full authenticity. I approach all of my clients with this in mind, creating space for them to bring up, process and/or heal from their trauma when their bodies feel safe enough to do so.
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