Valerie Holcomb, LPC

Valerie Holcomb is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience working with individuals, families, couples, adolescents, and groups. She has supported people facing a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, substance use issues, relationship and parenting difficulties, grief, sleep problems, anger, and challenges with self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Her practice draws on extensive work across diverse settings - inpatient hospitals, inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment facilities, community mental health clinics, schools and campus programs, wilderness challenge camps, and correctional facilities. Valerie has also volunteered substantial time with veteran groups and PTSD awareness initiatives and has contributed to local and state mental health advocacy through organizations such as NAMI and behavioral health advisory efforts.

Valerie’s counseling style is warm, interactive, and laid back; she emphasizes listening, respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. Her approach integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic principles, cognitive processing therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and rational-emotive strategies. Treatment plans are tailored to each person’s goals and pace, with a focus on building a strong therapeutic alliance and supporting steps toward greater independence and well-being.

She aims to help clients recognize and pursue meaningful change, offering support and encouragement for those ready to take the next step toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches for Virtual Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people clarify personal values and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.)

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It can support work on intimacy-related concerns, attachment issues, abandonment, and relationship or family difficulties by strengthening healthier ways of relating.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical strategies and skills. It often addresses anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and many day-to-day coping challenges.)

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Valerie works with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan over time so therapy stays focused and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide consistent support, offer timely check-ins, and adapt the pace and style of sessions to each person’s life and access needs.