Valerie Holcomb , LPC

Valerie Holcomb is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience. She has worked with a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, relationship challenges, parenting and career difficulties, OCD, and ADHD, and has supported many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

Her experience spans individual and group work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families. She has provided care in diverse settings such as inpatient hospitals, substance use disorder treatment facilities both inpatient and outpatient, community mental health clinics, schools and school campuses, wilderness challenge camps, and correctional facilities.

Outside of clinical work, she has devoted substantial time to volunteer efforts, including groups and individual counseling for veterans and participation in PTSD awareness campaigns. She has also been active with local and state mental health advocacy organizations such as NAMI and various behavioral health advisory efforts.

Valerie brings a warm, interactive, and laid-back counseling style, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. Her therapeutic approach blends cognitive-behavioral methods, humanistic perspectives, cognitive processing techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and rational-emotive work. Treatment is tailored to each person, with an emphasis on building a strong therapeutic alliance, pacing care toward greater independence, and helping clients recognize and achieve their goals.

Valerie is motivated by facilitating meaningful change and helping people discover their potential. She offers supportive guidance for those ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life and stands ready to empower clients through that process.