About Valerie
Valerie Kennedy Lang is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, low self-esteem, and stress. Her approach is calm and practical, focused on helping people make small changes that add up over time.
She listens first and asks questions to understand each person's goals. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Valerie aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what feels stuck and try different ways of coping.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in healthcare settings, nonprofit programs, and independent practice. That experience shaped her work with people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, and bereavement. She also has experience supporting people with compassion fatigue and first responder stress.
Valerie uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking. She draws on client-centered and emotionally focused methods to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others. In sessions she blends skills training, reflective conversation, and real-world homework tasks.
Many people leave with clearer priorities, better routines, and tools to manage daily challenges. Valerie works from Missouri and offers services in English, including to international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and session formats include video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and reflecting it back so goals become clearer. It helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to make sense of feelings and decide what matters most.Cognitive behavioral therapy is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often involves short practical exercises and homework that help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges like organization and focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Valerie will talk with each person about goals, try a method for a few sessions, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real-life needs and personal preferences.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use body language and screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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