- Guilt and shame
- Attachment patterns
- Communication skills
About Valerie
Valerie Ziel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 12 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. She also helps people carrying guilt and shame who want to understand how those feelings affect day-to-day life.
She begins by listening to what feels most urgent and then maps patterns that keep the same problems repeating. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps for managing intense emotions and rebuilding confidence. Conversations often include communication skills, paying attention to attachment patterns, and practical ways to handle workplace or caregiving stress.
Ziel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's situation. She talks through how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships interact. That can help people spot old habits and try new responses in safer ways.
Her work often attends to body image concerns, codependency, abandonment fears, and eating or dissociation-related struggles alongside mood issues. She also supports people facing aging and caregiver stress, and those coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions aim to clarify what a person wants to change and to build simple tools for day-to-day life. Valerie frames therapy as a cooperative process, helping clients test new ways of thinking and acting. People leave with concrete steps to practice between sessions.
How evidence-based methods guide online sessions
Two evidence-based approaches she uses are described plainly so people know what to expect. One approach focuses on understanding and changing how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going; it breaks concerns into manageable steps and practices new responses. Another approach attends to attachment patterns and relationships, helping people see old interaction styles and try different ways of connecting that reduce blame and isolation.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Valerie will discuss different techniques and decide together which ones fit a person's goals and daily life. The client and therapist collaborate on goals, pacing, and what to try between meetings.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. Some formats are also useful when someone prefers less time on camera or needs shorter focused meetings during a workday. Ask about the exact session types offered when you schedule.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame and related relationship and body image issues.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses evidence-based techniques to help people identify how guilt or shame show up in thinking and behavior. Sessions aim to practice different responses and reduce the ways those feelings get in the way of daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, and life transitions. That background informs practical strategies she brings to sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.