Valerie Wood


Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 United States

About

The decision to start therapy signals an interest and curiosity about becoming more grounded and present in our lives. Each of us has a unique set of strengths and challenges that shape who we are and how we experience relationships. My therapeutic approach is trauma-informed and draws on psychodynamic, sensorimotor, and mindfulness based modalities. I work with clients from a practical, here-and-now perspective while attending to the impact of relational, cultural, and early childhood experiences. I am Level 1 Basic Trained in Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR. I also work with grief & loss, depression, and body image/acceptance.

As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, I work with clients on intimacy and relationship concerns. Sex therapy may include: navigating desire and arousal, exploring identity and expression, incorporating a responsive, pleasure-based approach to intimacy, resolving sexual pain/discomfort, overcoming messages of sexual shame, or recovering from sexual trauma.

Celebrating the diversity of sexual identity and expression is a central focus of my clinical practice. I welcome LGBTQIA+, Queer, gender-expansive, and non-monogamous clients in my practice.

Features

Qualifications: University of Michigan
Academic Suffixes: LMSW, CST, CST-S
Expertise: Anxiety, Body Positivity, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Women

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