Welcome to Calming Waters! I’m Valerie, a Licensed Professional Counselor and I am the co-founder and Clinical Director of Calming Waters Counseling, LLC. I am a therapist who brings authenticity and humor to my practice. I work with individuals and couples in an informal and compassionate manner to help them develop deeper connections to themselves, and stronger more fulfilling relationships with others. My sometimes eclectic approach draws from many modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Solution Focused Therapy.

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I excel at collaboration with clients who struggle with many facets of the human experience from poor relationships with self and family to feelings of abandonment, sexual violence, grief, anxiety, depression and other types of traumas. No matter what has happened in your life we can work to mitigate the damage that has been done and shape your overall relationship with the world in a way that makes sense for you and your personal healing journey.

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I understand that there are some traumas which are particularly heinous because they are committed against an individual by a group or persons who are in a position of public trust. It is for this reason that I specialize in issues related to drug dependency as a result of medical intervention, military trauma and genital mutilation. Additionally, working with members of the police department is a passion of mine. I look forward to working with you!

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