- Attachment-informed
- Goal-directed
- Mindfulness-based
About Valerie
Valerie LaPorte is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota with 21 years of professional experience. She brings a steady, practical style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and life transitions.
Her work blends several familiar approaches to match each person's needs. Valerie listens closely and helps people set clear goals. She uses practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-based perspective, and mindfulness to address patterns that cause repeated struggles.
Valerie has substantial experience with complex and long-term concerns. Much of her career has involved supporting people with serious mental illness and those dealing with trauma, addiction, anger, and caregiving stress. She also helps people facing adoption and foster care related issues and other attachment concerns.
Her style is empathetic and direct. She emphasizes respect, dignity, and problem solving so people feel heard and can make steady progress. Valerie also serves as a Minnesota Board of Social Work approved clinical and non-clinical licensing supervisor.
People who choose her can expect a tailored plan, focused sessions, and practical tools they can use between meetings. She aims to help clients leave sessions with clearer steps toward their goals and greater confidence managing daily challenges.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions; it helps people understand trust, abandonment worries, and connection struggles. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping people set their own goals; it supports building confidence and making choices that fit each person's values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change them, which can ease anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. A therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and everyday life. That may mean blending elements from attachment work, client-centered listening, and CBT so sessions feel useful and realistic.
The original profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let people join from locations with quieter surroundings or use audio-only if video is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and CBT worksheets to work well in remote sessions, keeping progress practical and goal-focused.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues including adoption and foster care topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is empathetic and goal-directed with focused listening and practical problem solving. Sessions emphasize respect, dignity, and tools people can use between meetings.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of professional experience and extensive clinical work with people who have serious mental illness and long-term challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a LICSW, licensed in Minnesota, and practices from that state.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.