- Warm listening
- Goal focused
- Evidence informed
About Valerie
Valerie Pacheco is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self esteem. Valerie aims to make the first step toward change feel more manageable and less overwhelming.
She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk openly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions emphasize listening first, so each person feels heard before moving to problem solving. Valerie works with people at their own pace and helps them set realistic goals they can actually try between sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of coping. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit the client’s needs to build calm and focus in stressful moments. Narrative therapy tools help people separate themselves from difficult experiences and reframe their story.
Valerie also uses motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck or uncertain about next steps. She tailors methods to each person rather than following one fixed model. Sessions often include clear steps, short experiments to try between meetings, and reflection on what worked.
Valerie practices in California and works in English. If you are wondering whether therapy could help, she can guide you through deciding on goals and practical next steps.
She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk openly about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions emphasize listening first, so each person feels heard before moving to problem solving. Valerie works with people at their own pace and helps them set realistic goals they can actually try between sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of coping. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit the client’s needs to build calm and focus in stressful moments. Narrative therapy tools help people separate themselves from difficult experiences and reframe their story.
Valerie also uses motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck or uncertain about next steps. She tailors methods to each person rather than following one fixed model. Sessions often include clear steps, short experiments to try between meetings, and reflection on what worked.
Valerie practices in California and works in English. If you are wondering whether therapy could help, she can guide you through deciding on goals and practical next steps.