Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
How Molly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 41
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Molly
Molly Valerio is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with 41 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those facing relationship or family strain and people coping with addiction and trauma.
Molly keeps sessions direct and-personal. She listens first and then shapes conversations to what each person needs. Her approach is warm and respectful.
She makes space for practical tools alongside honest talk.
Background and approach
In practice she mixes several methods to fit the situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior. Client-Centered Therapy gives clients control of the pace and topics.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is available for people processing trauma. She also draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address patterns that affect close relationships. Existential ideas help when people are wrestling with meaning, choices, or loss.
Sessions often include simple exercises, short homework, and step-by-step plans to build skills. Molly tailors each plan to individual goals. She honors where someone starts and moves at a realistic pace.
Taking the first step can be hard, and she aims to make that step clear and manageable for each person.
What Molly works with
Everything Molly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Molly's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Molly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Molly's Approaches Fit Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's lead and creating a respectful space, which can make online sessions feel collaborative and personal. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear steps for changing thoughts and behaviors and translates well to brief online exercises and between-session practice. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used for trauma processing with structured protocols adapted for remote sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Then she will try approaches and adjust them based on progress and comfort, so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging let someone send short updates or reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
Questions people ask about Molly
What concerns does she help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and family issues, addiction, trauma, self-esteem, career worries, depression, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She listens first and adapts sessions to each person. Conversations are practical, respectful, and paced to individual needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 41 years of professional work experience offering long-term clinical perspective and practical approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds SC LISW-CP and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients sign up?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.