About Valerie
Dr. Valerie Zeiger is an Alabama licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD.
She emphasizes practical support and steady guidance for people feeling overwhelmed or burned out. She starts by listening and helping people name what is causing pain. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and builds on their strengths.
Sessions are grounded and straightforward, with clear steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Dr. Zeiger combines several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and actions.
She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take useful steps toward them. Attachment-based and emotionally focused methods guide work on relationship patterns and deep emotions. She also teaches simple self-regulation skills to interrupt the body's stress response and bring down physical tension.
The goal is to make changes that feel doable in daily life. Her style is warm and practical. She focuses on small, repeatable tools that build momentum.
People leave sessions with concrete options to try and a plan for the next steps.
Approach-focused care online
Dr. Zeiger often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful cycles.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with a client to choose methods that fit their goals, pace, and preferences. That collaboration includes testing tools in real life and adjusting the plan as needed so the work feels relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation for deeper discussions. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when camera-free conversation helps. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, short reflections, or ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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