Valerie Savoie

Valerie Savoie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 28 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and has focused experience helping people with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, life changes, relationships, grief, sleep issues, career decisions and life purpose.

Valerie starts by listening to what feels most urgent. She works in a client-centered way and uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Sessions include skill teaching, short-term problem solving, and attention to how everyday habits affect mood and motivation.

She often helps people facing transitions such as divorce or career change, and those dealing with guilt, shame, abandonment or isolation. Valerie also supports people managing workplace strain, body image concerns, or midlife questions. Conversations are aimed at identifying small shifts that reduce stress and improve functioning.

Her method blends solution-focused techniques and CBT exercises with mindfulness practices and self-discovery work such as exploring personal patterns. She names concrete behaviors to try between sessions and checks what is and isn’t working. Progress is tracked in simple steps rather than abstract goals.

Valerie notes that she works part time and that many of her appointments are on weekends, with some evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She does not work anonymously; clients will be asked to provide photo ID and contact information directly to her before beginning therapy.

How Valerie uses CBT and Mindfulness in remote sessions

Valerie draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and test new behavioral experiments. CBT exercises are often short and practical, useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and workplace stress.

She also uses mindfulness practices to build awareness of the body and moment-to-moment thoughts. These exercises can help with rumination, grief, and managing intense emotions that come with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valerie collaborates with each person to choose which methods to try first based on goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques if something isn’t helpful.

The biography doesn’t list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and avoid travel. It can also allow for shorter check-ins or evening appointments that better suit work and family schedules.