Valerie LaPorte, LICSW
Therapist in Minnesota
Valerie LaPorte is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 21 years of professional experience.
- Licensed inMinnesota
- License18275
- NPI 1528432770
- Experience21+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Valerie
Valerie LaPorte is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 21 years of professional experience. She uses an empathetic, goal-focused style to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or parenting concerns. Valerie aims to help clients feel heard and to build practical steps toward better coping and clearer choices.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior.
Background and approach
Valerie also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's experience and goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people change unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new skills for managing mood and behavior. Valerie has a long history working with individuals with serious mental health challenges and a wide range of life struggles.
That background informs her practical approach to issues such as addictions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and sleep problems. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, body image, and blended family dynamics. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's needs.
Valerie emphasizes clear listening, respect, and dignity while helping clients set achievable goals. Her work blends short-term techniques with longer-term support when needed. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill practice, and problem-solving tailored to daily life.
Valerie works from Minnesota and offers services to people in English, including international clients.
Credentials
- LICSW (Minnesota)
- License 18275 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1528432770 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and skills work in online therapy
Valerie combines an attachment-based approach with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of connecting and reacting, helping people understand why they repeat certain relationship habits. Client-centered therapy focuses conversations on the person's experience, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through concerns. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills for anxiety, mood problems, and everyday stress.Deciding on an approach is a collaborative process. Valerie will work with the person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with short-term skill building, then shifting to attachment-focused exploration, or blending methods across sessions to address both symptoms and relationship patterns.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills demonstration. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing coaching, quick check-ins, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Valerie commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family strains, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and goal-directed, blending attachment-based perspective with client-centered listening and practical skill-building.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 21 years of professional experience and a long clinical history working with individuals facing serious mental health challenges and a wide range of life struggles.
What credential and location information is provided?
She holds the LICSW credential and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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