Valerie Holcomb

Valerie Holcomb is a licensed professional counselor based in Texas with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, relationship and parenting issues, career challenges, OCD, ADHD, and people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

Her practice includes work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families in both individual and group sessions. Over the years she has provided care in many settings such as inpatient hospitals, inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, community mental health clinics, schools, wilderness challenge camps, school campuses, and correctional facilities.

Outside of regular clinical work she donates substantial time to community service, focusing many hours on supporting veterans through group and individual counseling and participating in PTSD awareness campaigns. She has also contributed to local and state mental health advocacy efforts with organizations such as NAMI and the Behavioral Health Advisory Council.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and laid-back. She emphasizes listening and treating people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and does not rely on stigmatizing labels. Her clinical approach blends cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic methods, cognitive processing therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and rational-emotive counseling, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s individual needs and goals.

Valerie’s main goal is to help facilitate behavior changes that align with a client’s objectives. She has experience working with clients who are highly motivated as well as those who are very resistant. Her work centers on building a therapeutic alliance and establishing a pace that moves toward client independence. She values recognizing potential in others and helping clients discover their own strengths.

Seeking a more fulfilling and happier life often requires courage, and when someone is ready to take that step she offers support and empowerment. She looks forward to working with new clients.