Valerie Farrell , LCSW

Valerie Farrell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She practices in New York and focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and coaching. Valerie speaks English and works with adults seeking steady support and practical tools.

She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. Valerie also uses client-centered methods to keep conversations focused on each person's priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when people want to change unhelpful thinking or behavior patterns.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Valerie helps people set clear goals, try small changes, and track progress. She pays attention to how the body and emotions link, and she includes mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when they fit.

Her background includes long experience assisting people with substance use, chronic health issues, grief, and the impacts of trauma across a lifespan. Valerie often addresses codependency, communication problems, body image, and the emptiness that sometimes follows loss or illness.

When working together she adapts the pace and methods to match what someone needs. Therapy can include talk, practical skill-building, and brief coaching to support everyday steps. The overall aim is to help people find clearer direction and renewed emotional strength.

How Valerie’s approaches work online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and trust. Online sessions use discussion and reflective questions to notice patterns and try new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and abandonment fears.

Client-centered therapy centers on what matters most to the person in the room. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client’s lead so goals come from the person’s own priorities rather than a preset agenda.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this often means identifying a thought pattern, testing it with small experiments, and practicing new behaviors between meetings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps make sessions feel useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when typing helps someone organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and health needs.