Dr. Valerie Zeiger, LPC

Dr. Valerie Zeiger uses straightforward, practical talk therapy to help people facing strong emotions and life stress. She is an LPC - licensed professional counselor - with 15 years of experience in Alabama. She focuses on problems like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, and trouble with self-esteem. She also helps people coping with relationship and communication problems, attachment concerns, and life changes.

Her style treats the client as the expert on their life. Sessions move at a clear pace and focus on skills people can use between meetings. She teaches simple self-regulation techniques to interrupt the body’s stress response and bring back a calmer state.

Dr. Zeiger blends several therapy approaches to match a person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and change unhelpful thoughts. She uses acceptance and commitment concepts to build values-based action. She also attends to attachment patterns and emotional experience when those issues are present.

In practice she looks for patterns that keep people stuck, then helps them try new ways of thinking and acting. Progress is tracked with small, achievable steps. Sessions may include talking, practicing skills, and planning ways to handle hard moments.

People work with her by selecting a subscription plan and choosing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Appointments are scheduled after a short matching questionnaire guides the fit between client and therapist.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Dr. Zeiger uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills to try between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take steps toward them, while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them.

She also brings attachment-based ideas into sessions when relationship patterns or early bonds are part of the difficulty. Attachment-focused work looks at how past relationship experiences shape present reactions and helps people build more helpful ways of relating and regulating emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before to choose methods that fit. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively whether to emphasize CBT skill practice, ACT values work, or attachment-focused exploration as sessions progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn’t possible or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for short check-ins, written exercises, and people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.