Molly Valerio, LISW-CP
South Carolina · 41 years in practice
Molly Valerio is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with 41 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems.
License and registration
- LISW-CP, South Carolina
- 9850 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1528149093 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 41
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Molly
Molly Valerio is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with 41 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems. She works with adults coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and intimacy concerns. Molly emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a steady presence during difficult moments.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions are conversational and aimed at understanding what matters to each person. Molly tailors the pace and focus to each individual's situation and priorities.
Background and approach
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and change painful emotional patterns in close relationships. Molly also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation grounded in the client's experience, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors when those get in the way.
Over four decades of practice have included work with people facing career strain, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and complicated family histories. She also supports people dealing with anger, low self-esteem, and the ripple effects of chronic illness or loss. Molly respects each person's values and goals and adjusts methods accordingly.
She frames therapy as a partnership where the client sets priorities and she offers tools, feedback, and emotional support. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step clearer and more manageable for anyone seeking help.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Molly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy methods fit with online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and change patterns of emotion and interaction that cause pain in close relationships. In online sessions this can mean identifying recurring emotional moments and practicing new ways of responding while discussing them together. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, accepting conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify feelings and values. That conversational style adapts well to video or phone sessions and supports self-paced work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to see what works better. CBT tools often translate into simple exercises or homework that clients can do between online sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and personal style. That collaboration can involve trying different techniques and adjusting the plan based on what proves most helpful over time.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching or brief reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work consistently.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Molly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems, addictions, trauma and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career struggles, and related concerns listed in her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Molly keeps sessions conversational and person-focused. She listens with respect and adapts the pace and direction to each person's needs.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 41 years of professional experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LISW-CP, a licensed independent social worker - clinical practice in South Carolina, and she practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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