Therapist profile
Dr. Valerie Zeiger, LPC
Alabama
Dr. Valerie Zeiger LPC - stress and relationships
Continue with ValerieWhere Valerie stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Alabama / LPC03877
- NPI
- 1154852176
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Alabama
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-based work
About Valerie
Dr. Valerie Zeiger is an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship struggles, anger, low self-esteem, life changes, and ADHD. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, communication and control problems, and family of origin difficulties.
She frames clients as the experts on their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on noticing patterns that keep people stuck and practicing small, practical skills to interrupt overwhelming reactions. She teaches simple self-regulation techniques to calm the body and refocus attention.
Her approach draws on several well-known therapies. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take small action steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments. Attachment-based ideas are used when early relationships shape current reactions.
Conversations are straightforward and focused on concrete change. She helps people sort through how relationship dynamics and codependent patterns affect daily life. There is attention to both feelings and behaviors, with exercises to try between sessions.
Dr. Zeiger’s background includes work with compassion fatigue and first responder issues, and she brings 15 years of experience to those concerns. People who want to feel less reactive and regain a clearer sense of themselves often seek her help.
To begin, readers should use the site button to view online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Dr. Zeiger commonly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy along with Client-Centered ideas. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and codependent patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people recognize and change those patterns in present relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the client's perspective and aims to make sessions collaborative and respectful of the individual's experience.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Zeiger will collaborate with each person to find which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as practical skills are tried and results are reviewed together.
The site lists online therapy options to view before booking, and readers should confirm the exact session formats offered when they select the See online therapy options button. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and letting people try tools between meetings in real settings. These practical benefits can help maintain continuity of care and allow steady progress when life is busy.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, life changes, and ADHD. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and family of origin problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines practical, skills-based techniques with talk work. Expect attention to thoughts, behaviors, and simple self-regulation exercises to practice between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including compassion fatigue and first responder issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Alabama.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.