Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Valerie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 37
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Valerie
Valerie Bryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 37 years in the mental health field. She brings a warm, human-centered style to sessions and often introduces simple creative exercises to help people see problems differently. Her work addresses a wide range of struggles including anger, anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and grief.
She draws on art-making as a way to name feelings and map situations, and she may invite clients to use markers and paper during or between sessions.
Background and approach
No artistic skill is required - the aim is practical insight, not art class results. Valerie uses humor and compassion alongside direct conversation to help people move forward. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered and Jungian perspectives.
That means attention to relationships, the person sitting in the room, and deeper patterns that shape feelings and behavior. Cognitive tools are also used to shift unhelpful thoughts and build healthier coping. Valerie works with stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and other life changes.
She includes focus on abandonment, communication problems, control issues, and forgiveness when those themes come up in therapy. Sessions may include talking, guided reflection, and small creative tasks to externalize emotions. The overall goal is to help people release stuck patterns, find more reasons to laugh, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.
She practices in Texas and conducts work in English.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Valerie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
If you prefer clear tools to change daily thoughts and behaviors, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and replacing it with more balanced responses. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping skills development.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect for each person’s experience. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they make their own choices and build self-trust.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and reactions. It can help with intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, and patterns that keep people feeling stuck.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust methods over time based on what is helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and use of creative tasks like drawing or mapping. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging let people check in quickly, share short updates, or follow up between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into varied schedules and needs.
Questions people ask about Valerie
What concerns does she help address?
She works with a broad set of concerns including anger, anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and human-centered, blending humor and compassion with practical exercises and reflective conversation to help people make changes.
What is her background and experience?
She has 37 years of work in the mental health field and incorporates registered art therapy techniques alongside counseling approaches.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
In what formats are sessions available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.