Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Valarie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Valarie
Valarie Collins is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky with 17 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addiction, trauma, anger, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns. Parents and individuals often come to her when life changes feel overwhelming or when patterns like codependency and communication problems cause repeated pain.
Valarie's style is straightforward and collaborative. She asks questions, listens, and offers practical suggestions you can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She also provides short educational materials and homework when those tools fit your goals. Clients set goals together with her and check progress regularly. In practice she blends a few approaches to suit each person.
Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are commonly used, and she can also work from a trauma-focused or solution-focused perspective when needed. Valarie tailors techniques to match each concern and each person’s pace. Her background includes work in outpatient clinics, independent practice, rehab and detox settings, intensive outpatient programs, and psychiatric hospital units.
She has experience supporting people in individual therapy, group formats, and couples sessions. Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Valarie uses a collaborative approach so people feel empowered to try new strategies and notice change over time.
What Valarie works with
Everything Valarie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Valarie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Approaches Valarie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads the pace and topics. This helps when someone needs empathy, validation, and space to make decisions about their life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches straightforward skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behavior patterns, which often works well in brief exercises and written worksheets online.
Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused approach that helps people find their own reasons to change. It can be useful for addictions, ambivalence about treatment, or making lifestyle shifts.
Valarie treats the choice of method as a team decision. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend approaches that fit those aims. That plan can change as progress is made or new needs appear.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat allows a faster check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other life demands.
Questions people ask about Valarie
What concerns does Valarie help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar and mood disorders, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family challenges, grief, and intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She asks questions, offers suggestions, and works with clients to set clear goals and track progress.
How much experience does she have?
Valarie has 17 years of experience working in a variety of clinical settings including outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities, detox units, intensive outpatient programs, and psychiatric hospital units.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, licensed in Kentucky and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and schedule factors; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.