Valerie Wolfinger

Valerie Wolfinger, LPCC, is a licensed counselor in Ohio with 15 years of clinical experience. She sees a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief and depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and caregiving stress, and issues related to LGBT identity and bipolar disorder. Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family dynamics, chronic illness and pain, substance addiction, and first responder stress among others.

Her practice integrates Client-Centered and humanistic values with cognitive and skills-based methods. Valerie lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy among her clinical approaches. She also describes a tendency to use direct questions, occasional humor, and a frank style when appropriate to help clients examine longstanding patterns and current thinking errors.

Valerie completed her undergraduate studies at Ohio University with a Health and Human Services major focused on Family Studies and earned a master’s degree from the University of Dayton, graduating Magnum Cum Laude. Outside of her clinical work she spends time with her four children and enjoys reading, watching television, and cooking.