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Valerie Carr

Compassionate practitioner with decades of experience

LCSW Florida

Experience
33 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Valerie

Valerie Carr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 33 years of professional experience. She brings long-standing clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and a range of mood and trauma-related concerns.

Background and approach

Valerie emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while adapting her conversations and treatment approach to each person’s needs. Her practice includes focus on areas such as parenting challenges, sleeping and eating difficulties, self-esteem and depression, and compassion fatigue, along with additional attention to topics like codependency, communication problems, end-of-life and hospice concerns, and multicultural issues.

Valerie uses evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered, motivational interviewing, solution-focused, and trauma-focused techniques to shape treatment that fits a client’s situation. She aims to make beginning therapy approachable, acknowledging that taking the first step requires courage, and works collaboratively to create a plan that aligns with individual goals and circumstances.

Approaches that inform online care and what to expect



Valerie integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms like anxiety, panic, and mood difficulties. She also uses client-centered therapy, offering empathic listening and a collaborative space where the client’s goals and values guide the pace and focus of work. These approaches help address problems such as stress, relationship strain, grief, and coping with life changes by combining skill-building with supportive exploration.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can be adjusted over time, blending techniques as progress and circumstances evolve to best support recovery and resilience.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This range of formats allows clients to access care when schedules or mobility make in-person visits difficult, and it supports consistent work between sessions using the communication styles that feel most comfortable for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Valerie commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, and self-esteem challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical, goal-focused work and compassionate support; she adapts methods to match each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience working with individuals across many presenting concerns and care settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and holds the license numbers FL LCSW SW7685 and NC LCSW C003240.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Florida, North Carolina

Languages

English