Valerie Schmude, LPC - Therapist in Wisconsin

About Valerie

Valerie Schmude is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family challenges, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Valerie focuses on respectful, sensitive care and aims to meet each person where they are.

She frames therapy as a partnership and supports practical steps toward feeling better. Valerie draws on straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Background and approach

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Trauma-Focused Therapy guides recovery after abuse or other traumatic events by addressing trauma responses directly. Her style is attentive and adaptable.

Sessions are shaped to a person's specific needs rather than following a single rigid plan. Conversations are honest, calm, and focused on concrete goals like reducing anxiety or repairing strained family interactions. Parents and caregivers often seek help for family problems and codependency patterns.

Valerie also supports people coping with phobias or the aftermath of sexual assault and abuse. She respects each person's pace and helps build skills that can be used outside of sessions. Therapy may include short-term problem solving or longer work on deeper issues, depending on what the client wants.

Valerie emphasizes collaboration in planning treatment and helps clients track progress over time.

How Valerie’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

CBT helps people spot thought patterns that increase anxiety or worsen mood. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the ways traumatic events affect feelings and reactions, teaching coping skills and processing trauma safely when the client is ready.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Valerie works together with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaboration can mean blending techniques or adjusting the pace as progress happens.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep working when travel or time is a barrier. Many people find starting with a shorter chat or messaging session helps them ease into therapy before moving to longer video conversations.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Valerie commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, grief, and trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include codependency, phobias, and sexual assault and abuse.

What is her general therapy style?

She takes a respectful and sensitive approach and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Conversations are practical and focused on clear goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Valerie has 12 years of professional work experience in counseling and mental health settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, licensed in Wisconsin with licence number WI LPC 5523-125.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients supported?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Wisconsin
Languages: English

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