Prof. Valerie Starr, LCPC, LCMHC

New Hampshire · 38 years in practice

Prof. Valerie Starr focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

License and registration

LCMHC, New Hampshire: 139 · expires June 2027
LCPC, Nevada: CP5222-R · expires January 2028
NPI: 1821199548 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 38
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Valerie

Prof. Valerie Starr focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also helps people dealing with addiction, parenting stress, anger, and LGBT-related issues.

Valerie Starr is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 38 years of experience. She meets people where they are and keeps sessions direct and compassionate. Her style is person-centered and warm.

Background and approach

She aims to create a respectful space where clients speak and are listened to without labels. Valerie uses a range of approaches, including Jungian therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and existential ideas. In practice she mixes these to match each person’s goals rather than following one fixed method.

Sessions focus on practical steps and personal meaning, not jargon. Her background includes long experience in community mental health and independent practice. She also taught graduate-level courses in family systems therapy and ethics, bringing a teaching perspective to clinical work.

That experience informs how she explains concepts and sets goals. People who come for help can expect clear conversation, tools to manage stress and moods, and attention to deeper patterns such as attachment and identity. Valerie values resilience and works to support clients in building skills and finding more satisfying ways of relating to themselves and others.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Valerie names

Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.

Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Jungian therapy looks at personal symbols, dreams, and life themes to help people find meaning and a clearer sense of self; it can be useful for those wrestling with identity, life transitions, or deeper emotional patterns. Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people change unhelpful interaction styles and feel more supported in connections. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own resources to guide change and build self-understanding.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Valerie will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time so the plan fits how someone wants to grow and cope.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or to work across time zones with licensed professionals and therapists.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she address?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, addictions, anger, and self-esteem concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and person-centered, with a nonjudgmental tone. Sessions are conversational and focused on understanding each person as an individual.

What is her professional background?

She has 38 years of clinical experience in community mental health and independent practice and spent eleven years teaching graduate courses in family systems therapy and ethics.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds NV LCPC and NH LCMHC credentials and is located in Nevada.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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