I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have over 33 years experience working as a counselor in a broad range of settings including 15 years working with expats and indigenous peoples overseas. I have worked with clients with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress management , trauma, family of origin issues , life transitions, stress management and cross cultural adjustment.
My counseling style is generally experienced as kind but direct. I will support you in making your individual life choices and changes, but will challenge you to move forward. I love watching people grow and being a part of nurturing that process. My therapeutic approach combines cognitive behavior, solutions oriented and psychodynamic theories'. I can offer christian based counseling if that would be helpful to you, but will respect whatever your background and desires are in this regard. I will use whatever combination of modalities is helpful in working with you to reach your goals.
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I look forward to meeting you and coming alongside on your journey of growth and wellness.
Professional experience
30 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyTrauma, AbuseGriefDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Relationship issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Life purpose, Mood disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Women's issues
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Easily in process but Valerie has given me tools to work through issues .. happy with how things have gone so far
Written on Oct 07, 2025 after therapy with Valarie for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and coping with life changes
Valarie has been a great help to me. She has helped me with identifying tools that will help me move forward. I value her expertise and recommend her as a professional and knowledgeable therapist.
Written on Sep 26, 2025 after therapy with Valarie for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and grief
Valerie is an exceptional therapist. She is very skilled at her profession. She is a great communicator and a great listener. She really helped me through a lot of tough issues. I highly recommend her!
Written on Apr 02, 2023 after therapy with Valarie for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
She has been amazing to work with!
Written on Mar 09, 2023 after therapy with Valarie for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and eating disorders
Valarie has helped me begin to untangle the mental web that my inner-world has been entangled in for many years. She has been able to pivot and adjust each week as different things have surfaced. She's always attentive to what's heavy on my heart and I leave each session feeling equipped to grow and step into a healthier self.
Written on Sep 13, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, and coping with life changes
I have appreciated the additional research Valarie has done for me and my concerns. The flexibility has been tremendous help.
Written on Jul 29, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
I have been seeing Valarie for several months and she has helped me get through a divorce after a 33 year marriage and betrayal, and a death...all happened within a few weeks if each other.
She has given practical advice, truly listens, checks up on me, is very direct, yet extremely compassionate.
She is like a mental health trainer.
She can be tough but her toughness is driven by deep understanding and compassion. She seeks her patient's healing.
I highly reccomend Valarie.
Written on Jul 05, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Valerie has helped me navigate a difficult time in my life. I appreciate her insight.
Written on Jun 02, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 3 months on issues concerning coping with life changes
I enjoy working with Valarie. She has great insight and pushes me in a very gentle but consistent way. She has helped me gain my own insights and heal from some difficult things.
Written on May 24, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 3 months on issues concerning self esteem, and relationship issues
Good listener and patient when speaking with. She saw something in my life that needed to be addressed when I didn't see it. Very grateful for her
Written on May 19, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Valerie is a great listener and gives sound advise.
Written on Apr 19, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 2 months on issues concerning depression, self esteem, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Valarie is the first person I've talked to in a long time that I immediately felt comfortable with. She gives me different ways to think about things and homework to work on between sessions. I look forward to the progress I'm sure she will help me achieve.
Written on Mar 03, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
valarie is very sharp and genuinely concerned
Written on Jan 28, 2022 after therapy with Valarie for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management
Valarie has been an amazing counselor and has helped me tremendously in getting unstuck from negative thinking to helping me add new tools to help me cope with my situation in a more positive and healthy way. Working with her has been a true blessing from God! I highly recommend her.
Written on Nov 23, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 2 months on issues concerning family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
I am thankful for Valerie's experience and insight. The time spent together was truly beneficial.
Written on Nov 12, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Valarie has been a great help to me so far. Even in the first session, she helped me unlock some strong feelings around some difficult challenges I've been facing lately, which has helped me process and move forward. She's very kind, compassionate, asks great questions, is a great listener, and provides helpful suggestions and tools when needed.
Written on Nov 04, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes
Very easy to talk to and very knowledgeable.
Written on Jun 30, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties
Valerie is amazing; very patient and insightful. One of the best counselors I’ve talked to. Thank you!
Written on Jun 16, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She is a great counselor! She has open my eyes to view my life in a different perspective and she’s a great listener. She advised some techniques such as reading the Bible to help with my anxieties and just to believe in myself. I have been busy lately but most of our communications has always been so helpful
Written on Apr 20, 2021 after therapy with Valarie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management
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