About Valerie
Valerie Finn helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by change, stress, anxiety or loss. She offers a calm presence for those struggling with self-esteem, parenting worries, relationship issues and the practical challenges of everyday life. Valerie aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and respectful.
She works in a warm, non-judgemental way and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on what matters right now and on small steps that can make life easier.
How Valerie works
Valerie uses clear tools and friendly feedback rather than complex jargon. Her background includes four years of professional experience supporting people through grief, family difficulties and periods of low motivation. She draws on approaches that keep the client at the centre and that encourage practical change.
This helps people gain clearer thinking and more useful routines. Valerie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP. She meets people from different places, and offers sessions in English to clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Therapy sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Valerie explains what to expect at the start and works with each person to set realistic, achievable goals. She supports people step by step as they try new ways of coping and building stronger day-to-day habits.
Valerie lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Valerie works with
The areas below are the ones Valerie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client's pace, helping people feel heard and understood while they make decisions about change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.
Solution-Focused Therapy is future-oriented and action-based. It concentrates on small, useful steps and on what already works, making it easier to move forward when routines are stuck.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Valerie will talk through options, try things out, and adapt methods to fit the client's goals and preferences. This collaborative planning helps keep therapy relevant and manageable.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls suit in-depth conversation and seeing each other's expressions, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between sessions or to work with the counsellor in moments when writing feels easier. These options let people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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