Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I have been counseling in the mental health field for 37 years. I utilize my training as a registered art therapist to put creativity (both my own, and my client’s) to work in problem solving and gaining different perspectives on the unique difficulties he or she may be dealing with . Depression, anxiety, feeling unloved or unappreciated, feelings of anger, resentment, guilt, sorrow..,,,poor coping skills as a result of unacknowledged trauma…all these things and many more can be healed. I strive for my clients to gain hope and optimism during the first session. My approach is warm and humanistic; I use humor and compassion freely, and have come to believe that both of these qualities are essential for personal growth, healing and resilience. I am influenced by Jungian theory, as well as Native American spirituality. Both of these life outlooks consider balance, respect of differences, and gratitude as important to a happy life. In addition, neither of these traditions shy away from facing the darker sides of our personalities, recognizing that denial only keeps a person stuck, ……..while allowing the light of awareness to illuminate our dark sides can bring the reward of greater self-knowledge, personal growth and authentic living.
I may ask you to have markers and paper nearby at times, to help symbolize a problem or relationship, express feelings, or create a ‘map’ of a situation or problem. Please embrace this idea with an open mind, as no talent whatsoever is required to make marks on paper. I look forward to assisting you on your path of loving yourself and others more, releasing pain, seeing more reasons for laughter and gratitude, and healing old wounds whose time has come to be healed.
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Valerie Bryan has worked in the mental health field for 37 years, bringing deep clinical experience and a compassionate, human-centered approach to therapy. She applies her training as a registered art therapist to engage creativity – both her own and her clients’ – as a tool for problem solving and for gaining fresh perspectives on life challenges.
Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, feelings of being unloved or unappreciated, anger, resentment, guilt, sorrow, and difficulties with coping that stem from unacknowledged trauma. Valerie aims for clients to experience hope and optimism as early as the first session, and she relies on warmth, humor, and compassion as key elements in promoting healing, resilience, and personal growth.
Valerie’s approach is informed by Jungian theory and by aspects of Native American spirituality, both of which emphasize balance, respect for differences, and gratitude while also encouraging honest exploration of the darker parts of the self. She may sometimes invite clients to have markers and paper available to symbolize relationships, map situations, or express feelings – no artistic skill is required to benefit from this method. Valerie is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in Texas (license number 9269) and looks forward to supporting clients who wish to love themselves and others more, release pain, rediscover laughter and gratitude, and heal old wounds when they are ready to do so.
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