Daylight is the hope that comes when we realize our past is part of our story, but it doesn’t have to define what comes next.
For therapists who believe good clinical work starts with knowing yourself. Supervision is a collaborative space to reflect, strengthen your clinical voice, and continue growing with intention, curiosity, and care.
For couples who care deeply about one another but feel caught in the same conversations, misunderstandings, or distance. Therapy creates space to slow down, understand what's happening beneath the conflict, and find your way back to each other.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Whether you're finding your way back to yourself, strengthening a relationship, or supporting others through their own healing, Daylight offers care that's grounded in compassion, curiosity, and genuine connection.
For the person who's become so good at holding everything together that it's hard to remember what it feels like to simply be yourself. Whether you're questioning old patterns, navigating change, or longing to feel more at home in your own life, therapy offers a place to begin listening to yourself again.
One of the greatest privileges of this work has been learning that no two people carry the same story, even when they're carrying the same concern. That's why we begin with curiosity instead of assumptions, allowing your story to shape the work we do together.
MEET VAL
MA, LMFT · Founder & Therapist
Over the years, Val has noticed that people rarely come to therapy because they don't know what's wrong. More often, they've spent a long time trying to make sense of it on their own.
Whether someone is navigating anxiety, burnout, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or a major life transition, Val's work begins by listening for the story beneath the struggle. She's known for slowing the conversation down, asking the questions that help people see themselves differently, and creating a space where insight feels less like something she's giving and more like something clients discover for themselves.
For Val, the most meaningful part of therapy isn't helping someone become a different person. It's watching them reconnect with the person they were before fear, self-doubt, or life's hardest seasons convinced them they had to be someone else.
EDUCATION + LICENSE
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Licensed in Minnesota
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist
clinical approaches
- Collaborative, trauma-informed therapy
- Relational therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Insight-oriented therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness-based approaches
- Attachment Theory
- Somatic Awareness
MEET BRETT
PRE-LICENSED THERAPIST
Some seasons don't arrive with clear answers. They leave you questioning your relationships, your direction, or why things that once felt manageable suddenly feel heavier.
Brett works with adults navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions, offering a calm, collaborative space where you can slow down, make sense of what you're experiencing, and reconnect with the version of yourself that can sometimes get lost beneath life's demands. His approach is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and the belief that meaningful change begins one honest conversation at a time.
EDUCATION + LICENSE
clinical approaches
- Collaborative, client-centered therapy
- Trauma-informed care
- Relational and attachment-informed therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Strengths-based, affirming practice
Carrying your story differently than when you first arrived.
More room to move forward.
For the parts of yourself you've spent too long criticizing.
More compassion.
Not all the answers, but a deeper understanding of what feels true for you.
More clarity.
Not because someone told you who to be, but because you've had space to hear yourself more clearly.
More self-trust.
Therapy isn't about having all the answers by the time you walk out the door. It's about leaving each conversation feeling a little more connected to yourself than when you walked in. These are the quiet shifts we hope you'll carry with you.
