Valayshia Brookins
Connecticut LPC supporting stress, trauma, and relationship concerns
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About
Valayshia Brookins is an LPC licensed in Connecticut with nine years of professional experience supporting people facing a range of life stresses. She works with individuals dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and the challenges of life transitions. Her practice addresses concerns across mood, relationships, and behavioral health without assuming a one-size-fits-all path.
Her specialty areas include coping with life changes, addictions, LGBTQ matters, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting, anger, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focuses listed in her work include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication and control problems, domestic violence, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, men s issues, midlife concerns, and financial stress.
She seeks to create an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment. Valayshia emphasizes support and empowerment, and she frames the first steps toward change as acts of courage that she will help clients navigate at their own pace.
Her specialty areas include coping with life changes, addictions, LGBTQ matters, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting, anger, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focuses listed in her work include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication and control problems, domestic violence, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, men s issues, midlife concerns, and financial stress.
She seeks to create an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment. Valayshia emphasizes support and empowerment, and she frames the first steps toward change as acts of courage that she will help clients navigate at their own pace.
- Location:
- Connecticut, United States
- Years Experience:
- 9
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- Yes
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Depression, Coping with life changes
Other areas of experience: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Forgiveness, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Young adult issues
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: CT LPC 46.004388
- NPI Number: 1467077149
- License: LPC (Connecticut)
Remote session options and collaborative focus
Clinical approaches are not provided in this profile. Valayshia centers her work on building an atmosphere where clients can share thoughts and feelings and explore changes they want to make. In online sessions she focuses on supporting and empowering people as they face stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma, depression, and life transitions, tailoring conversations to the concerns the individual brings.
She frames the work as a collaborative process in which client and therapist identify immediate coping needs and longer term goals. This can include exploring relationship patterns, addressing grief and loss, assessing triggers related to addiction or impulsivity, and developing practical steps for daily functioning. Sessions are interactive and paced to the person s preferences.
Valayshia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to work together. Prospective clients can discuss which format feels most useful, and she will adapt the communication method to support the client s ongoing needs.
What is Valayshia Brookins's experience?
She has nine years of professional experience and is licensed to practice in Connecticut.
What credentials does she hold?
Valayshia is an LPC and holds the license CT LPC 46.004388.
Which languages does she speak?
The profile indicates she works in English.
Where is she based?
Her practice is located in Connecticut.
How can clients meet with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
Does she accept international clients?
No. The profile specifies she does not accept international clients.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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