About Velery
Velery Fasano-Gilman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of experience. She focuses on practical steps that help people cope with stress, anxiety, low mood, and relationship struggles. Her approach aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is unsure where to begin.
Velery has worked in varied settings including counseling centers, shelters, and psychiatric hospitals. That mix of experience shaped a direct, down-to-earth style.
Background and approach
She listens first and helps people name what matters most to them. Sessions focus on skills you can use between appointments. Velery draws from cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and from mindfulness and acceptance strategies to reduce emotional reactivity.
She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in each person's goals. People come to Velery for help with anger, grief, and family or relationship strain. She also supports those dealing with abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, or social anxiety.
Work often includes building self-esteem, managing impulsivity, and restoring connection to others. Her style is straightforward and warm. She aims to build a calm space where people can talk through painful memories and everyday pressures.
The focus is on small, sustainable changes that make daily life easier.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviors to change mood and reactions. The Gottman Method offers concrete skills for improving communication and handling conflict in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Velery will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. She uses feedback from sessions to adjust the mix of strategies so the plan stays useful and realistic for you.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets you work in depth and practice skills together. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English