Valerie Holcomb , LPC

Valerie Holcomb is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience helping people navigate complex life challenges. She has worked with adults, adolescents, couples, and families across a variety of settings - including inpatient hospitals, substance use disorder treatment programs, community mental health clinics, schools, wilderness challenge camps, and correctional facilities - bringing a practical, person-focused approach to each situation.

Her background includes supporting people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, addiction, and those who have experienced physical or emotional trauma or abuse. Valerie has led both individual and group therapy, and she has experience addressing relationship and parenting concerns, career stressors, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue among caregivers. She has also contributed many hours volunteering with veterans, organizing PTSD awareness efforts, and partnering with local and state mental health advocacy groups such as NAMI and behavioral health advisory councils.

Valerie’s therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and relaxed, rooted in respect and sensitivity without stigmatizing labels. She blends evidence-informed methods including cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment perspectives, attachment-based and client-centered principles, mindfulness, and elements of cognitive processing and rational-emotive work to tailor treatment to each person. As an LPC she focuses on building a strong therapeutic alliance and pacing care to support clients toward greater independence and meaningful change. Valerie emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify goals and practical steps to reveal and build on their strengths.

Approaches That Guide Online Support and Growth

Valerie Holcomb integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside cognitive-behavioral techniques to support clients in an online setting. ACT focuses on helping individuals clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise - it can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and emotional bonds, working to strengthen connection and heal from abandonment or attachment-related wounds - it is often useful for relationship challenges and intimacy issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Valerie partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time so the treatment fits the individual rather than expecting the person to fit a single model. This collaborative stance helps foster momentum and meaningful progress.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility and accessibility for busy schedules, care responsibilities, or geographic distance. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists like Valerie to provide consistent support, maintain therapeutic momentum between sessions, and tailor communication styles to what works best for each client.