Ilene Vallance , LMSW

Ilene Vallance is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 32 years of experience. She brings long experience from both public and private mental health settings. Ilene works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions, and she often supports those coping with grief, trauma, parenting strain, or burnout.

She prefers a relaxed, nonjudgmental manner in sessions. Ilene listens first, then helps people set clear, achievable goals. She uses practical tools to manage difficult emotions and improve daily functioning. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on real-life changes.

Her background includes work with mood concerns like bipolar disorder and long-term issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and aging challenges. She also addresses relationship difficulties, communication problems, codependency, and commitment worries. Many clients seek help for sleep problems, anger, or career stress.

Ilene often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach coping skills. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people reduce avoidance and build valued routines. Client-centered listening shapes how those methods are applied.

She meets people through a mix of video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Ilene aims to match each plan to what fits a person’s schedule and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, and then take steps that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with mood, sleep, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for intense emotions and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different strategies to see what fits. Together you will adapt techniques to your needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you work visually through exercises and build rapport. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, written skill practice, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into a busy life.