Emily Valentine
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
I am a queer, autistic therapist who specializes in working with autism, ADHD, and trauma.
Hello and welcome! I’m Emily, and I’m a queer, autistic therapist who specializes in working with trauma, anxiety, and autistic professionals. I know that finding the perfect fit in a therapist can be hard, and I’m glad you’re taking a look at my page to see if I’d work well for you. I work from a neurodiversity-affirming perspective, meaning that I’m going to focus on your strengths and use them to build you up; I believe strongly that we should work with a disability or current strengths, not against them. I have experience working with adults, teens, and children, and have done so in school, home, and outpatient settings. I have also done extensive advocacy work with folks with disabilities. Working with folks from various backgrounds in many settings has allowed me to use many different styles of therapy and different kinds of tools to help you achieve your own personal goals.
Practice hours (CDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Body Image
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Conflict Resolution
- Disability
- Divorce
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Panic
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Polyamorous relationship
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Neurodivergent people
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- Transgender
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$125 — $145per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Minnesota
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Minnesota
- Cigna – Minnesota
- Health Partners – Minnesota
- Hennepin Health – Minnesota
- Humana – Minnesota
- Medica Health Plans – Minnesota
- Medicaid – Minnesota
- Medicare – Minnesota
- Minnesota Medical Assistance – Minnesota
- Multiplan – Minnesota
- Optum – Minnesota
- Preferred One – Minnesota
- UCare – Minnesota
- United Health Care – Minnesota
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
LICSW
Board of Social Work
26581, Minnesota
Certificates
Cognitive Processing Therapy
CPT
Rapid trauma therapy that focused on balancing the amygdala with the prefrontal cortex to reduce reactivity in the amygdala. Does this through cognitive therapy, some homework, and a lot of education about how trauma changes the brain and the way that we think.
EMDR
EMDRIA
EMDR trained
Brainspotting phase 1
Brainspotting
A style of therapy that uses the fisual field to access where trauma is stored in the brain.
Education
St. Thomas
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2019