- Years in practice
- 37
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Valerie
Valerie Bryan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 37 years in the mental health field. She blends talk therapy with creative tools to help people untangle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or struggles around self-esteem and relationships. Her tone is warm and human, and she aims to bring hope into early sessions so clients feel encouraged to keep going.
Her background includes work as a registered art therapist, and she often invites simple creative exercises during sessions.
Background and approach
Clients may be asked to use paper and markers to sketch a feeling, map a problem, or mark a relationship. No artistic skill is required; the activity is meant to open new perspectives and make abstract problems more concrete. Valerie draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to create a respectful, compassionate space.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that keep someone stuck. Jungian perspectives and elements of existential thought shape how she helps clients face difficult feelings and find meaning. Her approach mixes empathy, gentle humor, and direct reflection.
She encourages noticing both strengths and hard places so change can follow. For people dealing with parenting strain, relationship challenges, addictions, trauma, or career transitions, she offers practical steps alongside emotional exploration. Sessions may include talking, guided reflection, and simple art-based tasks to clarify choices and feelings.
Valerie practices in Texas and works in English. She aims to help people build resilience, reconnect with what matters, and move toward more satisfying ways of living.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Valerie helps people with.
- 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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape trust and emotional responses. Online sessions can use conversation and reflective exercises to identify attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating.Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps people name their feelings and values so they can make choices that fit their life.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative behaviors. In remote sessions this often includes homework, thought records, and short behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding to stress or anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss methods, try options, and adjust based on the client's goals, preferences, and what seems to help. This collaborative process makes it possible to tailor sessions to parenting concerns, relationship issues, mood problems, or coping with life changes.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to attend sessions. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Valerie
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addictions, career changes, and trauma-related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and humanistic, mixing empathy and gentle humor. She combines talk therapy with practical exercises and occasional creative tasks.
How much experience does she have?
She has 37 years of experience in the mental health field, including work as a registered art therapist and long-term clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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