About Valerie
Valerie Finn is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on anxiety alongside related concerns such as stress, low self-esteem and relationship strain. She aims to make conversations straightforward and practical so people can start feeling a little more in control. Valerie speaks English and works with people from different countries by offering online sessions.
She draws on four years of professional experience and holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential.
Background and approach
Valerie treats each person as an individual and adapts sessions to what suits them. She keeps language simple and avoids jargon so people can follow the work easily. In sessions she uses client-centred techniques to follow the person's priorities, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused methods to build small, achievable steps.
That combination helps with grief, parenting stress, coping with life changes and challenges linked to ADHD and depression. Valerie aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people feel comfortable from the first session. She works collaboratively to set goals and to plan practical steps between meetings.
The approach is steady and goal-oriented, while still allowing time to talk through feelings. Practical arrangements include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and the service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to availability.
How Valerie’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The counsellor responds with empathy and helps clients find their own solutions, which suits people facing stress, relationship strain or self-esteem struggles.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It uses simple exercises and practical tasks to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build coping skills for anxiety, low mood and stress.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable changes. It helps people notice what is already working and build quick steps toward clearer goals, which can be useful for parenting concerns and coping with life changes.
Choosing an approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and collaborate with the person to find the best fit based on their goals and preferences. Plans can change as progress is made, and sessions often combine elements from different approaches.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing, flexible contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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