Relationship Issues Therapy

Dr. Valerie Leclercq, Ed.D., LCPC, LPC provides compassionate, evidence-based support for relationship challenges from her Henderson practice, serving clients across the Las Vegas Valley. With decades of experience, she helps adults, couples, and families navigate trust issues, communication problems, and emotional disconnection in a trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ friendly space.

Working collaboratively, Dr. Leclercq helps you strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and understand the emotional patterns affecting your relationships. Her gentle, clinically grounded approach supports meaningful repair and deeper connection.

Types of Relationships Supported

Relationship issues therapy goes beyond romantic partnerships. Dr. Leclercq offers a supportive environment for anyone seeking to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, or improve the quality of their connections with others. Her work helps clients understand and navigate the emotional patterns that shape how they relate—creating space for healthier, more fulfilling relationships of every kind.

Therapy can support:

• Parent–child relationships

• Sibling conflicts

• Friendship challenges

• Workplace or professional relationship dynamics

• Family estrangement or blended family issues

• Romantic or marital relationships of all orientations and identities

Understanding Trust Issues In Relationships

Trust is the foundation of any meaningful relationship. Strained or broken trust often stems from past wounds that create doubt and insecurity. In relationship issues therapy, Dr. Leclercq helps you identify these root causes and rebuild this essential foundation. As you explore these patterns, you may also uncover underlying concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or emotional issues that quietly affect how you connect. Dr. Leclercq weaves this understanding into the work, helping you restore safety, openness, and mutual respect in your relationships.

Why Choose Relationship Therapy?

Choosing relationship therapy is an important step toward creating a healthier, more connected partnership. From her Henderson practice, Dr. Leclercq offers relationship counseling to clients throughout Las Vegas, Boulder City, and the surrounding valley—providing accessible, compassionate, and evidence-based support.

Research from organizations such as the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy shows that relationship counseling can improve communication, deepen emotional intimacy, and strengthen long-term satisfaction. If you’re facing challenges with trust, communication, or emotional closeness, therapy can give you the tools and guidance needed to strengthen your bond.

• Build or rebuild trust in your relationship.

• Improve communication skills for clearer, empathetic dialogue

• Address emotional disconnection and foster intimacy.

• Navigate conflict with constructive problem-solving.

• Understand and heal from past relational wounds or trauma.

• Create a safe space where you can feel secure to express yourself openly

How Therapy Helps Enhance Communication & Connection

Healthy communication is crucial in resolving relationship issues. Many couples and individuals experience feelings of emotional disconnection due to poor communication habits. In therapy, you’ll learn techniques to express your thoughts and feelings more effectively. Listening with empathy and speaking with clarity can transform the way you relate to each other, helping you achieve a meaningful, loving connection. Relationship Issues Therapy sessions cultivate a safe emotional space where you and your partner can openly discuss and resolve concerns.

Evidence-Based Methods For Lasting Change

Dr. Leclercq integrates scientifically supported methods within her relationship issues therapy sessions to help clients heal and build stronger relationships. This includes EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which gently processes past traumas affecting your emotional responses and relational patterns. Dr. Leclercq also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)—to help you identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that impact your relationships.

Working Through Conflict Together

Conflict can arise in any meaningful relationship, whether it’s with a partner, family member, sibling, or close friend. How you work through these moments plays a major role in maintaining trust and emotional connection. Dr. Leclercq supports clients in approaching conflict with clarity and steadiness, offering strategies that help you communicate more effectively and navigate disagreements with care.

Through Relationship Issues Therapy, you’ll build problem-solving skills and emotional regulation techniques that ease tension and foster mutual respect. This solutions-focused approach can reduce stress and strengthen the relationships that matter most in your life.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What if my relationship challenge isn’t romantic—like conflict with a friend or coworker?

  Relationship therapy isn’t limited to couples. Many clients seek help for recurring tension with friends, colleagues, or business partners. These sessions focus on communication styles, boundaries, and emotional triggers that can affect professional or platonic relationships—allowing you to relate with greater clarity, confidence, and empathy.

• Can therapy help with cultural or identity-based relationship stress?

  Yes. Cross-cultural and identity-related differences can shape expectations, emotional expression, and family roles. As a trauma-informed and LGBTQ+-affirming clinician, Dr. Leclercq provides culturally sensitive support that honors each person’s lived experience while helping partners or families communicate across those differences with empathy and respect.

• How Many Sessions Will We Need?

  The duration varies depending on individual circumstances. Dr. Leclercq tailors therapy to meet your unique needs, assessing progress regularly.

• Can Therapy Really Improve Our Relationship?

  Yes, therapy offers tools and insights to enhance understanding, improve communication, and strengthen emotional bonds.

• Is it too late for therapy if our relationship has been struggling for years?

  Many couples and individuals wait until the stress or pain feels unbearable before seeking help. But research shows meaningful change is still possible even after years of difficulty. What matters is your willingness to engage, learn new relational patterns, and commit to healing together (or individually).

• Does online or virtual therapy work as well as in-person for relationship issues?

  Yes, virtual therapy can be as effective as in-person when guided by a licensed, skilled therapist—especially when accessibility, flexibility, and safety matter. At her practice, Dr. Leclercq offers secure virtual sessions throughout the Las Vegas Valley, ensuring you don’t have to compromise on care because of location or schedule.

Begin Your Journey Toward Healthier Connections

Embarking on relationship therapy is an investment in every part of your emotional life — whether you’re seeking to strengthen a marriage, rebuild family trust, or create healthier boundaries at work. Dr. Valerie Leclercq, Ed.D., LCPC offers compassionate, evidence-based guidance for individuals and couples in Henderson and the greater Las Vegas Valley.

Together, you’ll cultivate understanding, communication, and resilience that support all of your most meaningful relationships. Take the first step toward greater connection and lasting emotional harmony today.