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Valerie Engel

Valerie Engel, LPC, LMHC

Therapist in Washington

Empathetic counselor focused on practical change

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18 years of experience listed

LPC, LMHC professional credentials

English languages

  • Client-centered listening
  • Skill building focus
  • Cognitive behavioral tools

About Valerie

Valerie Engel is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people rebuild confidence and manage stress. She listens closely and helps clients notice their strengths. Her style is straightforward and practical, with an emphasis on small skills that make daily life easier.

Clients often come for help with low self-esteem, sleep problems, addiction, depression, or relationship struggles. Valerie works with issues such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses related challenges like codependency, body image, and difficulty managing change.

In sessions she combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she helps people understand patterns of thinking and then practices new ways of responding. Sessions can include skill building, goal setting, and communication practice to improve relationships and coping.

Valerie began her counseling work in addiction and recovery in 2007 and added broader mental health therapy in 2017. She has 18 years of experience and holds LPC and LMHC credentials. Her background includes work with co-occurring disorders, grief, parenting and care-related stress, and sleep difficulties.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. People who want practical strategies, clearer thinking, and steady support often find her approach helpful. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How Valerie Uses Client-Centered and CBT Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and notice their own strengths, which can support boosts to self-esteem and clearer decision making.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together. It teaches practical skills to challenge negative thinking and to try new behaviors, useful for depression, sleep problems, addiction, and anxiety-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore goals, preferences, and daily realities and then recommend whether client-centered work, CBT, or a mix will be most helpful. Decisions about pace and techniques happen together so the work matches what the person hopes to change.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow follow-up check-ins without travel. It can also make it simpler to schedule brief skill-practice visits or longer sessions depending on needs. Licensed professionals can use remote work to blend talk therapy with practical homework and skill-building between sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

Colorado, Washington

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in therapy?

Valerie helps people with self-esteem, depression, addictions, sleep issues, relationship and intimacy-related problems, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends attentive, client-centered listening with practical skill building. She uses clear, short-term strategies alongside deeper conversation to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience, beginning in addiction and recovery counseling in 2007 and expanding into broader mental health therapy in 2017.

Which credentials and region does she represent?

She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Washington state.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost depend on?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to get started?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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