About Valerie
Valerie Wise is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on relationship worries, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes. Valerie also offers coaching to help people set goals and move forward.
She works in a practical, solution-focused way. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and helps them find the solutions they want. Spiritual values are welcomed and often used as part of the work when clients wish to bring them in.
How Valerie works
In sessions she listens for what matters most to the client and builds steps that are small and doable. Communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation are common topics she addresses. Valerie also has experience with post-traumatic stress and veteran and armed forces issues.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She aims to help people clarify what they want, reduce emotional overwhelm, and take practical steps toward change. Sessions move at a pace agreed on by the client and therapist.
Valerie holds an LCSW credential and practices in Indiana. She has three decades of clinical and coaching work behind her. Those years inform a calm, steady approach focused on real-life changes.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How Valerie Uses Approaches Online
Valerie works from a solution-focused stance that centers on practical steps and client goals. This approach helps when someone wants concrete changes, clearer priorities, or fast strategies to manage a problem. She also integrates attention to spiritual values when clients wish to include them, using those values to guide choices and strengthen motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valerie collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation can shift over time as progress is made or new challenges show up.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions can be quicker and work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging are useful for short check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep steady contact between sessions.
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