Therapist profile
Valerie Schmude, LPC
Wisconsin
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Relationships
Continue with ValerieWhere Valerie stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Wisconsin / 5523-125
- NPI
- 1649674979
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Wisconsin
About
- CBT methods
- Trauma focus
- Existential questions
About Valerie
Valerie Schmude is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and family problems. Valerie also lists codependency, phobias, and sexual assault and abuse among areas she addresses. She conducts sessions in English and practices from a trauma-informed perspective.
Valerie favors straightforward conversation. Sessions focus on clear steps people can take to reduce overwhelm and manage anxious thoughts. She uses practical strategies alongside deeper reflection to help clients notice patterns that keep them stuck, such as people-pleasing or avoiding conflict.
Her approach brings together cognitive behavioral work and existential questions about meaning and choice. That means looking at thoughts and behaviors while also naming what matters to someone. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to affect daily life and relationships.
Valerie writes treatment plans with clients rather than imposing them. She aims to break big problems into manageable actions and to practice new ways of communicating and setting limits. Sessions include skill practice, checking progress, and adjusting plans as needed.
People who come to Valerie often want concrete tools and clear feedback along with time to understand the emotional parts of their story. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule a first session so they can discuss goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How Valerie’s approaches translate to online sessions
Valerie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT offers concrete exercises and homework that are easy to do between sessions and useful for anxiety, phobias, and stress.She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to affect daily life. That work focuses on how memories, avoidance, and triggers show up now and on building coping skills to reduce their impact. Existential Therapy appears as questions about values, choice, and what gives life meaning, which helps when relationships or roles feel overwhelming.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Valerie will discuss options in the first sessions and adjust methods based on what a person needs and prefers. Together they set goals, try techniques, and change course when something is not helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a workday, allow shorter or longer sessions when needed, and let people use skills practice between meetings. Licensed professionals can often use video or phone in different ways to match energy levels, bandwidth, or the desire not to be on camera.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Valerie works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also focuses on codependency, phobias, and sexual assault and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines practical cognitive behavioral techniques with existential reflection and trauma-focused methods. Sessions mix skill practice with conversations about values and meaning.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on the concerns listed above.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Wisconsin. She practices within that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.