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Valerie Savoie

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LCSW, CSW Florida

Experience
28 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Valerie

Valerie Savoie brings 28 years of clinical experience to her work, drawing on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people navigate stress, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a balanced therapeutic relationship where empathy and clear boundaries create space for clients to explore emotions, identify patterns, and develop practical skills for change. Valerie believes that difficult moments can be opportunities for growth and teaches tools to increase confidence, motivation, and self-understanding.

Her practice includes focused support around family dynamics, parenting, self-esteem, grief, sleep difficulties, career concerns, and coaching for life purpose and midlife shifts. Valerie also addresses issues such as abandonment, body image, communication problems, control struggles, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, and workplace stress.

Located in Florida, she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and works from a client-centered stance to tailor strategies that fit each person’s needs and goals.

Practical Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Valerie integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods into online work to provide both skill-based tools and empathic support. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for addressing anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and adjustment challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding the client's perspective, fostering trust and self-discovery so individuals can explore values, relationships, and life purpose at their own pace.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time as needs change. This collaborative stance helps tailor interventions that fit each person’s circumstances and desired outcomes.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to schedule therapy around work and family commitments, use shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful, and continue care without needing to travel to an office.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Valerie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationships, grief, sleeping problems, career concerns, and coaching for life purpose among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, using practical skills and exploration to help clients learn about themselves and make changes, with influences from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-informed methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Valerie has 28 years of clinical experience working with youth, families, and adults across a variety of presenting concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials with license details CO LCSW CSW.00992230 and FL LCSW SW22346, and she practices from Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and specific timing depends on her schedule.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBody imageCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

28+ years

Licensed

Utah, Colorado, Florida

Languages

English