- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Trauma and grief
About Valerie
Valerie Farrell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 28 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and life coaching. Valerie works with adults who are unsure what comes next after changes in work, relationships, or health and need help finding direction and practical next steps.
She describes therapy as a place to notice what has happened and begin making changes. Valerie pays attention to how early relationships and complex developmental trauma shape a person over time. She uses approaches that include attachment work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people take concrete steps forward.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Valerie helps people clarify priorities, set manageable goals, and practice skills between meetings. She often addresses substance use, anxiety, depression, grief, chronic health concerns, and the effects of trauma on daily life.
Her background includes long experience helping people create plans and build emotional resilience across years of struggle. She also attends to practical needs that come with caregiving, chronic illness, aging, and cancer-related concerns. This work often looks at patterns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication difficulties.
Valerie combines talking with somatic and mindfulness-informed techniques when useful. Motivation-based methods help when behavior change is a goal. People who want a direct, experienced clinician to help them find next steps often choose her for focused support.
How Valerie’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present patterns. It looks at trust, closeness, and how people relate to others, which can help when relationships or abandonment issues are a concern.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the client's own goals. It supports people in naming what matters, making choices, and directing the work at a pace that fits them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It teaches practical skills and experiments you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage cravings, or change mood-related routines.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Valerie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using a single fixed method.
The biography does not specify which online session formats she offers, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Online work also supports continuity during health or scheduling disruptions and lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and work.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to feeling stuck?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and life coaching concerns. Additional areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and emptiness.
How does she approach someone unsure about next steps?
Her style is conversational and goal oriented, using attachment work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to clarify priorities and set manageable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience working with adults on trauma, substance use, grief, chronic health issues, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices in New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not available to work with international clients at this time.
What session formats are used for meetings?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are fees handled and what about cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.