Valerie Girod, LPC

Valerie Girod is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with 23 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and anger. Valerie also addresses depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy challenges, career concerns, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life transitions.

Valerie keeps sessions direct and practical. She listens to what feels most pressing and then helps clients set clear goals. Conversations focus on manageable steps clients can use between meetings. She aims to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and build routines that lower daily stress.

Her background includes long-term work in clinical settings across Arizona. That experience shaped a straightforward style that balances problem-solving with listening. Valerie adapts the pace depending on how people respond and what they need to work on first.

Common work in sessions includes identifying triggers for anger and frustration, learning skills to pause before reacting, and practicing ways to talk about difficult topics without escalating. She also supports people sorting out grief, addiction concerns, and motivation problems that get in the way of relationships and work.

To begin she asks about current struggles, recent patterns, and what a better week would look like. From there she and the client map small, practical steps. The approach emphasizes steady changes and habits people can maintain in everyday life.

How therapeutic techniques translate to online sessions