Valerie Johnson-Cardoso, LMHC
Florida · 30 years in practice
Valerie Johnson-Cardoso is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with three decades of experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH5690 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1194098004 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Valerie
Valerie Johnson-Cardoso is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with three decades of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, and other life challenges. Valerie aims to build trust so clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgment.
She has worked in Florida and Pennsylvania settings, including residential mental health and substance abuse programs. Valerie also taught for 16 years, supporting students with learning differences, emotional needs, autism, and developmental delays while running a independent practice in the evenings and weekends.
Background and approach
That mix of school, agency, and personal work informs her practical approach. Valerie uses a mix of approaches to meet people where they are. Existential therapy helps people reflect on meaning and choice.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offer concrete skills for coping with difficult thoughts and behaviors. She favors straightforward conversation and doable steps that fit daily life. Clients can expect a focus on small, realistic changes that reduce stress and increase wellbeing.
Valerie often addresses inner self-criticism and helps people learn kinder ways to respond to themselves. She also supports those navigating faith transitions and religious trauma concerns. Her background spans work with adults, teens, and children in homes, day treatment, schools, and residential programs.
Valerie’s style is collaborative; she invites clients to be part of deciding what will help and adjusts methods as needs evolve.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Valerie combines existential ideas with action-focused therapies to help people cope and make choices that fit their lives. Existential therapy encourages reflecting on meaning, responsibility, and how choices shape daily life; it can help when someone feels stuck or questions purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to accept difficult thoughts and commit to values-based action, which helps with anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person’s own goals guide the work.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try methods, adjust them, and keep what works while letting go of what doesn’t.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and other life stressors.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends reflection and practical skill building. She uses existential questions about meaning alongside techniques from ACT and CBT to help with daily coping.
What is her professional background?
Valerie has 30 years of experience, including work in residential mental health and substance abuse programs and 16 years as a school teacher supporting students with learning differences and autism.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the FL Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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