- Practical skills
- Warm collaborative style
- Focus on sleep
About Valerie
Valerie Holcomb is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, mood challenges, relationship strain, and sleep problems. She draws on 18 years of experience to support clients through grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and straightforward, focused on helping people find practical ways to feel better day to day.
She listens and works in collaboration with each person to set realistic goals. Sessions are relaxed and interactive, with an emphasis on building skills that fit into real life. Valerie avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and compassion.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, substance use treatment, community mental health, schools, wilderness programs, and correctional facilities. She has also run groups and done outreach for veteran services and mental health advocacy organizations. Those experiences shape a flexible, down-to-earth style.
Valerie uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person in front of her. She incorporates cognitive-behavioral techniques, acceptance-based strategies, attachment-focused ideas, dialectical behavior skills, and client-centered practices as appropriate. The focus is on practical behavior change and building a stronger sense of self over time.
People who choose her often want a calm, steady guide who will help them take manageable steps. She aims to help clients discover tools they can keep using after therapy ends, and to pace work so it feels doable.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small, meaningful actions toward those values while managing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and struggles that affect sleep. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and physical reactions interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns that maintain problems like insomnia or worry. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotion regulation, which can be useful for relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and some trauma responses.Choosing the right approach is a process. Valerie works collaboratively to figure out what fits each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She may use elements from different methods and will check in about what’s working as therapy progresses.
Confirm what online session formats are currently offered before booking, since the original biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows therapists to guide practical sleep strategies, teach behavioral tools, and practice new skills in ways that fit into everyday routines.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, bipolar disorder, depression, relationship and family strain, grief, intimacy and sleep issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, interactive, and laid back. She listens closely and works collaboratively to set goals and build practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Valerie has 18 years of experience working in settings such as inpatient hospitals, substance use treatment, community mental health, schools, wilderness programs, and correctional facilities.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential, licensed in Texas, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.