Valerie Lamke

Picking the right therapist is really important. Having confidence in the skills and intergity of your therapist is vital for a successfult therapy outcome. A bit about me. I have 20 years of private practice experience working primarily with women in all life stages. My goal is to help you achieve your treatment goals and have sustainable change. I believe in using a client-directed approach, so you will be able to guide the direction of each session. I will collaborate, validate and help you build insight in each session.

My approach to therapy really includes 3 things. First, I try to establish a warm and caring therapeutic alliance for each client to feel safe and welcome to share the issues in their life. Secondly, I want to validate and understand the struggles facing each client. I emphasize active and empathetic listening to provide emotional support. And thirdly, I want to create an opportunity for each client to build insight and promote positive sustainable change. I use a variety of evidence-based techniques CBT, DBT, and CPT.

Therapy is much more than just talking. I create a functional treatment plan that is unique to each client. This helps us to define goals; identify the unique symptom profile of each client; to then select the best interventions to achieve growth and healing. I give you relevant activities to do between sessions, to promote on-going growth.