Valerie Holcomb, LPC
Texas · 18 years in practice
Valerie Holcomb is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Texas who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood concerns, relationship strain, grief, and changes in life.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 62386 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1750602488 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Valerie
Valerie Holcomb is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Texas who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood concerns, relationship strain, grief, and changes in life. She brings 18 years of counseling experience and a calm, down-to-earth approach to sessions. Her style is warm and interactive.
She listens and works alongside each person to identify practical next steps. Sessions aim to reduce distress, improve coping, and clarify values so clients can move forward at a comfortable pace.
Background and approach
Valerie uses a mix of approaches depending on what someone needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to focus on values and committed action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and behavior patterns, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. She blends these with client-centered principles so people feel heard and respected.
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, substance use treatment, community mental health, schools, wilderness programs, and correctional facilities. That range informs a flexible, practical way of working that fits many different situations. Valerie often supports people facing grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and the fallout of abuse or major life events.
She emphasizes building a solid therapeutic relationship first, then tailoring tools and goals to each person.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Existential ideas help people examine meaning, values, and life choices. This approach invites clients to name what matters most and to consider how to live in line with those values when facing loss, change, or uncertainty.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward chosen values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic stress by teaching practical exercises and small behavior changes.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotions and reactions. It can help with intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and rebuilding trust after conflict or trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Valerie will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as needed based on feedback and progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides quick check-ins, and text-based messaging works for brief updates or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while still accessing regular support from a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, interactive, and laid back. She listens carefully and works collaboratively to set a pace that feels manageable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in settings such as inpatient hospitals, substance use treatment, community mental health, schools, wilderness programs, and correctional facilities.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices from that state.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
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