About My Practice
Valerie earned her Ph.D in Counselor Education and Supervision from Kent State University, her Masters in Community Counseling from Cleveland State University, and completed her independent licensure work at the University of Akron. She has been independently licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor since 1998. In addition, Valerie is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, where she completed the 3 year postgraduate program with a specialization in group therapy. Valerie is a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. She has been certified/licensed in the addictions field since 1988. Valerie is a certified in EMDR (level II) - a technique used in the treatment of emotioinal trauma. Valerie brings 20 years of counseling experience in the following areas: anxiety disorders, mood disorders,substance abuse and chemical dependency,co-dependency,adult children of alcoholics/addicts, adolescent issues
In addition to providing individual therapy for addictions using the traditional 12-step self help group philosphy, Valerie also provides addiction treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy, a non-traditional, non-12-step-based program shown to be as effective as 12 step based programs. Call the office for further information.