Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
How Valerie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Valerie
Valerie Wolfinger is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She focuses on practical change and clear steps people can use right away. Valerie talks straight but warmly and aims to help people feel more capable in daily life.
Valerie believes many problems come from old beliefs that no longer fit current life. She helps clients notice thinking patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
Sessions often include direct questions, gentle challenges, and space for humor where it fits. Her work draws on client-centered and humanistic ideas to keep the person’s goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify thinking errors and build new habits.
Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and track progress. Valerie has about 15 years of clinical experience and holds an Ohio LPCC credential. She has supported people dealing with trauma, relationship issues, postpartum and fertility-related concerns, substance use, and grief.
She enjoys helping people move from feeling stuck to trying new ways of coping. Outside of work she spends time with her four children, cooks, reads, and watches shows on Netflix. Valerie trained at Ohio University and earned her master’s degree from the University of Dayton, graduating magna cum laude.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Valerie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valerie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 online that help you make practical change
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's goals and values. It helps people feel heard and shapes the work around what matters most to them.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thoughts and build new skills for managing anger, anxiety, or low mood.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes short-term, goal-directed work. Sessions often identify small, achievable steps and track progress so people can see change quickly.
Finding the best approach is part of the process. Valerie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls provide a fuller conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Valerie
What concerns does Valerie help address?
She supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, trauma, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct and personable. She mixes warm, client-centered listening with straightforward questions and occasional humor.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Valerie brings 15 years of experience working with a variety of concerns including substance use, trauma, postpartum and fertility-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPCC credential and practices from Ohio.
What languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Valerie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.