Valerie Novak
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
About Valerie
I am licensed in California with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I also have experience working with depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
What Valerie helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
How Valerie works
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Valerie is very knowledgeable, helpful, and pleasant. She has been able to meet me where I am at in my mental health journey, which was nice. Having a therapist who is not judgmental, doesn’t tell you what to do, just helps you figure things out… That’s a good therapist. That’s Valerie.”
- “Valerie is extremely thoughtful and a great listener. She took the time to understand what we were going through and used her experience and expertise to provide valuable advice to me and my partner during a difficult time. I highly recommend Valerie.”
- “Excellent therapist!”
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- “She's been a beacon of light to me!”
- “Thank you God for Valerie.”
- “Valarie is so great and offers amazing tools”
- “I'm in my 50s and wanted a therapist with more life experience than me. Valerie is warm, easy to talk to, totally accepting, funny, engaging, authentic, and very helpful. She has helped me see some patterns in my relationships that have given me "aha" moments and helped to free me up to be more conscious about my behaviors and decisions in those relationships. I always leave our sessions feeling supported and resourced. I highly recommend Valerie Novak!”
- “I think Valerie is a great therapist!”
- “She holds a lot of wisdom spiritually and mentally and helps you apply both in practical ways. She’s a great listener and has a peaceful presence.”
- “Valerie is a wonderful listener and has offered professional support to me at this time. I’ve been going through a lot and I hope she can continue to support me getting back on track. I would like to create a defined plan of action to assist in stabilizing my life at this time.”
- “Valarie has been so great. She understands when my brain is going too fast and how to get my brain back on track to better things”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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