Valerie Holcomb, LPC

Based in Texas 18 years in practice Online sessions

Practical, compassionate help for everyday challenges

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How Valerie works

Practical facts

Credentials: LPC
Licensed in: Texas
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Valerie

Valerie Holcomb is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 18 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, and relationship problems in straightforward, practical ways. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make therapy feel like a real conversation rather than a lecture.

Valerie uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take manageable steps toward them.

Background and approach

Attachment-based ideas guide work around connection and trust when relationships are the focus. Her sessions are interactive and paced to fit each person. She listens first, then suggests skills and homework that fit daily life.

That might mean short breathing or grounding practices, communication exercises to try between sessions, or thought-records to track patterns. Valerie has experience in many settings, including hospitals, substance use programs, community clinics, schools, and correctional facilities. That background informs her practical approach to crises, grief, and trauma-related problems.

She has also volunteered extensively with veteran supports and mental health advocacy groups. People come to her for help with depression, bipolar symptoms, sleep struggles, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She works collaboratively to set goals and build skills that fit each person’s life and responsibilities.

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.

Approaches Valerie lists

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

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps even when feelings are hard. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and practicing new skills to change them. It often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape safety and trust; it can help when intimacy, communication, or relationship wounds are central concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from a convenient location. Phone sessions can work when a video connection is not possible or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick support between sessions or when written communication feels easier. These options provide flexibility to practice skills and stay connected with a licensed professional from wherever a person happens to be.

Questions people ask about Valerie

What kinds of concerns does Valerie address?

She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, trauma, bipolar disorder, depression, relationship problems, grief, sleep issues, self-esteem, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm, interactive, and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on listening first, then practicing skills and setting small, achievable steps.

What is her professional background?

Valerie has 18 years of clinical experience and has worked in hospitals, substance use treatment programs, community clinics, schools, wilderness programs, and correctional settings.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

In which language can sessions be held and are international clients included?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.