Valerie Bryan

Hearts and minds guided by experience

LPC Texas

Experience: 37 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Valerie

Valerie Bryan brings 37 years of counseling experience to her Texas practice, blending long-standing clinical work with a background in registered art therapy.

Background and approach

She invites clients to explore problems through both conversation and creative expression, occasionally using simple drawing exercises to help clarify feelings, map relationships, or reframe difficult situations. Valerie emphasizes hope and optimism from the start while encouraging practical strategies for coping with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and other struggles listed in her specialties.

Her style is warm and humanistic, guided by compassion and a ready sense of humor to support personal growth and resilience. Influences from Jungian ideas and attachment-informed thinking shape her attention to inner conflicts, balance, and the value of facing painful material rather than avoiding it.

Clients can expect an approach that combines cognitive methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered, existential, and attachment-based perspectives, tailored to individual needs and paced collaboratively.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and healing

Valerie blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online practice to address a range of emotional and relational difficulties. CBT offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build concrete coping skills for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current connections and helps people reshape expectations, boundaries, and security within relationships.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to consider goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in early sessions, adjusting methods over time so the work matches real needs and pace.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving clients flexibility to engage in therapy from home or other convenient locations. These options make scheduling easier for those balancing work or caregiving, and they allow therapy to continue across different life circumstances while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, and career-related stress among others.

Which therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Expect a warm, humanistic stance that blends compassion and humor with evidence-informed strategies such as CBT alongside attachment-based and existential influences.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

She has practiced in the mental health field for 37 years, bringing long-term clinical perspective to complex life and emotional issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Texas under TX LPC 9269, practicing from a Texas location.

Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for working together?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

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.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

37+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English