- Solution focused
- CBT informed
- Sleep aware
About Valerie
Valerie Pinkney-Duke is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with more than 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, sleep difficulties, and low self-esteem. Valerie approaches each person with respect and sensitivity. She aims to make the initial step toward change feel manageable and supported.
Her style is practical and straightforward. She helps people identify strengths they already have and build on them. Conversations can include thoughts, feelings, and topics of faith when that matters to the person. Valerie emphasizes an open space where questions and hard emotions can be named without judgment.
Her background includes working in both individual and group settings. Over two decades she has supported people coping with trauma and abuse, anger, compassion fatigue, and concerns around drug and alcohol addiction. That range of experience informs how she listens and what strategies she offers.
Valerie uses approaches that focus on clear problem solving and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviors. She works with clients to set small, measurable goals and to try practical steps between sessions. Sleep and rest concerns are part of the topics she addresses when they affect day-to-day life.
Clients who want to begin can expect collaborative planning. Valerie aims to help people find manageable changes, whether the goal is better sleep, lower anxiety, or reduced substance use. She offers steady guidance while centering each person’s own story.
Approaches that focus on practical change and better sleep
Valerie uses approaches that emphasize clear steps and measurable change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to shift them; it can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep routines. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, realistic goals and using strengths to move forward quickly; it is useful for people who want focused progress on specific concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Valerie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what works for the individual.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm how Valerie is currently meeting with clients. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce the travel time needed to attend, and allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful. It can also let someone choose whether to use video or other formats depending on bandwidth or personal comfort. Confirming the available formats will ensure sessions fit into everyday life without needing to rearrange a lot.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Valerie help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, parenting strain, career stress, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and sleep difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals and steps to try between sessions. Conversations are direct but respectful, and faith topics can be included when relevant.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Valerie has 21 years of professional experience working in both individual and group settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - licensed in Ohio and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what is the cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.