Valerie Engel, LPC, LMHC

Valerie Engel is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, and an LMHC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with 18 years of clinical experience in Washington and Colorado. She works with people facing addictions, depression, low self-esteem, sleep problems, relationship stress, trauma and abuse, and the strain of career and life changes. Valerie also helps with intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue.

Her work grew from addiction and recovery counseling that began in 2007 and expanded into broader mental health therapy in 2017. She listens closely and helps people notice their own strengths. Sessions often focus on building practical skills and creating strategies to manage daily struggles.

Valerie uses Client-Centered Therapy to center the person’s concerns and to support clearer self-understanding. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, where she and the client look at unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternatives. She includes motivational interviewing, life-balance assessment, and mindfulness techniques when useful.

Her background includes work with co-occurring disorders, anxiety, grief and loss, parenting stress, codependency, divorce and separation, and sleep challenges. She has worked with people dealing with abandonment, control issues, dissociation, domestic violence, substance use, and feelings of emptiness.

In sessions she focuses on improving communication skills, setting boundaries, and developing concrete coping strategies. People who are carrying guilt or shame can expect practical tools and steady conversation about what to try next.

How her approaches translate to online work