Walking alongside You
Through Grief, Trauma, and
Life’s most tender Thresholds

a PATH TO SUPPORT 

There are moments in life that change us forever; when loss cracks us open, when endings ask us to let go, when trauma lingers in the body and spirit. These moments are not signs of weakness or brokenness. They are invitations into the deep work of grief, healing, and meaning-making.

I walk alongside individuals, families, and communities at these thresholds. I offer a place to pause, to tend the nervous system, to honor one’s story, and to remember the ancestral wisdom that lives within us.

MY STORY

Hello, I’m Valenca.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers grief and end-of-life counseling, trauma therapy, education, and ceremony, all from a decolonized lens. I offer this work as a way to restore connection, reclaim meaning, and help build a more grief-literate world.

  • I work with those navigating the landscapes of grief, trauma, and transition. You may find yourself here if you are:

    • Grieving the death of a loved one, or living with any significant loss that has touched your heart.

    • Holding trauma from the past — developmental trauma, attachment wounds, intergenerational & ancestral trauma.

    • Moving through a major life transition or identity shift

    • Living with the fear, anxiety, or uncertainty that accompanies illness and end-of-life

    • Longing for ritual, ceremony, and meaning in times of change

    Many of my clients are creatives/artists, spiritual seekers, fellow healers, immigrants, BIPOC, LQBTQ+, or anyone needing to be witnessed in their grief, held in the stories of their wounds, make meaning when life doesn’t make sense, find calm within an activated nervous system, or contemplate the existential anxieties of life.

    Whatever has brought you here, you do not need to walk alone. Together, we create a space where grief is honored, trauma is tended with care, and healing is rooted in connection.

SERVICES PROVIDED

THERAPeUTIC Counseling

  • Grief Counseling

  • Trauma Therapy

  • Support Circles

EDUCATION & CONSULTATION

  • Workshops

  • CEU Trainings

  • Individual Consultations

CEREMONIAL SUPPORT

  • Ritual Curation

  • End-of-Life Ceremonies

  • Communal Healing

IMPORTANT DISTINCTION OF SERVICES:

I wear many hats in the work that I do with grief, trauma, and end-of-life. While my offerings are deeply integrated in values and intention, there is a clear distinction between the Therapeutic Counseling & Education I provide as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and the Ceremonial Support and Community Education that falls under my work as a Death Doula and Life-Cycle Celebrant.

Reach out if you need help deciding which services are best for you at this time.

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