Valerie Bryan, LPC

Valerie Bryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 37 years in mental health care. She brings a warm, human-centered style to sessions and aims to help people find hope and practical steps forward early in therapy. Valerie often uses creative activities alongside talk therapy to open fresh perspectives on problems.

She explains ideas simply and asks clients to try small, hands-on exercises during sessions. Having paper and markers handy is sometimes part of the work - not to create art but to map feelings, relationships, or patterns. No artistic skill is needed; the goal is clearer thinking and new viewpoints.

Valerie draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches to focus on safety, understanding, and the client’s experience in the moment. Jungian thinking and existential themes inform longer-term work about meaning, identity, and the darker parts of the self.

She talks plainly about common concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, and low self-worth. Valerie also addresses issues like addictions, parenting stress, body image, caregiver fatigue, and career transitions with direct, practical steps.

Her sessions mix empathy, humor, and straightforward strategies. The aim is clearer choices, fewer stuck patterns, and more moments of relief. Valerie helps people build skills they can use after a session ends.

Therapeutic approaches available online and what they offer

Valerie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts and behaviors link to mood and stress; this approach focuses on practical exercises and small changes that can reduce anxiety and depression. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns and to build more secure ways of relating to others. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work, where the therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and acceptance as a foundation for change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try techniques together to see what helps. Adjustments are expected and welcomed as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant to the client’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows conversational depth and visual cues, phone works well when internet bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving routines and to continue work when schedules or location change.