Prof. Valerie Starr, LCPC, LCMHC
Experienced counselor focusing on life stories and relationships
Details
| Name | Prof. Valerie Starr |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC, LCMHC |
| Based in | Nevada |
| Licensed in | New Hampshire, Nevada |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 38 |
About Valerie
Prof. Valerie Starr is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Nevada. She brings 38 years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction issues, parenting challenges, and trauma recovery.
Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens first and asks questions to help people tell their story. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, practical changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Valerie uses Narrative approaches alongside attachment-focused and client-centered work to explore how life stories shape feelings and choices. She also draws on cognitive behavioral and existential ideas when they suit a person's goals. This mix lets her adapt to each person's needs rather than follow one set method.
Across decades in community mental health and independent practice, she has worked with a wide range of concerns, including parenting support, blended family issues, abandonment and attachment struggles, body image, chronic illness, and caregiving stress. She has also supported people facing adoption and foster care questions, aging issues, and co-occurring conditions.
Before returning to full-time counseling she taught graduate courses in family systems and ethics for eleven years as an adjunct professor. That teaching experience shaped her clear, practical approach to complex topics. She aims to help people feel heard and to find doable steps toward better days.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Valerie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Valerie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Valerie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Valerie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work online can support change
Prof. Valerie Starr often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the way they tell their life stories. This approach looks at how problems get woven into a person's story and helps create alternative narratives that open up new choices. It can be useful for relationship struggles, identity questions, and situations tied to past events.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, which focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. That work helps people notice patterns in closeness and trust and try different ways of relating to others. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her practice and emphasizes listening, acceptance, and working at the client's pace to find practical steps forward.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of starting therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. This means trying things, checking in, and adjusting the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well with lower bandwidth, and messaging can fit quick check-ins or brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work and keep progress moving when life is busy.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and many related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens to each person's story and uses narrative, attachment-based, and client-centered ideas to guide conversations.
What kind of professional background does she have?
She has 38 years of clinical experience in community mental health and independent practice and previously taught graduate courses for eleven years as an adjunct professor.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Credentials shown are LCPC and LCMHC with licensure in Nevada. She practices from Nevada and lists both credentials.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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