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Valerie Aikens, LPC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Coping with life changes
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Mississippi with 10 plus years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

15 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Depression Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: Grief, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

MS LPC 2829

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Valerie Aikens. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

She listens and understands my concerns. She cares . She’s very easy to talk to.

Written on May 30, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue

I really appreciate Valerie’s insight into the things that I am most concerned about. I look forward to our weekly sessions and find them very helpful.

Written on May 09, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, and career difficulties

I wouldn’t be able to make it through everything without her.

Written on Apr 17, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue

I have been working with Valerie for sometime now. She is very caring, and has helped me with my problems. I recommend anyone with CPTSD and anxiety, recovering from years of narcissistic abuse. Look her up she is excellent in her therapy.

Written on Mar 26, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 2 years and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

She’s very helpful and caring

Written on Mar 03, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

She’s the best

Written on Feb 11, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 2 years and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem