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Victoria Stalder

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Victoria Stalder, LMFT

Washington

Licensed MFT - Relationships and Anxiety

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  • CBT methods
  • Attachment focus
  • EMDR included

About Victoria

Victoria Stalder is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Washington with six years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem problems, and major life changes. She sees individuals and couples and focuses on practical steps toward clearer goals.

Victoria favors straightforward, evidence-informed work. She listens to each person’s story and then outlines small, manageable steps to try between sessions. Sessions often include noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing different ways of responding. She uses several approaches to address current problems and patterns that repeat in relationships.

Her background emphasizes collaboration. She combines ideas from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with attachment-aware and emotion-focused ways of looking at relationships. For trauma-related work she may use methods designed to process distressing memories and reduce their hold on daily life.

In sessions she pays attention to both what happens inside someone’s thoughts and what happens between people. That can mean skill practice, communication coaching, or focused memory work depending on the concern. She supports practical problem solving as well as deeper emotional processing.

Victoria asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and are handled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.

How her approaches translate to online work

Victoria blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, and Client-Centered approaches in ways that translate to remote sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be done through guided exercises and between-session homework. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how past connections shape current reactions, useful for couples or relationship-focused sessions. Client-Centered methods emphasize listening and helping the client steer the goals and pace of work.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most practical for the issue at hand, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are common as the work progresses so the plan can change based on what helps most.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around daily life and making it easier to keep regular appointments. If you hope to start, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can support skill practice, communication coaching, and trauma-focused processing without requiring travel, so they often make it easier to follow through on agreed steps between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Washington

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

She uses CBT to help notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. This often includes practical exercises to change patterns between sessions.

What is her clinical background?

She has six years of clinical experience and has worked with individuals and couples since 2018.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Washington.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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