Valerie Yost, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 20 years in practice
Valerie Yost is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on straightforward, practical therapy.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW12445 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1073618237 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Valerie
Valerie Yost is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on straightforward, practical therapy. She uses clear, problem-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and changes that come with illness or caregiving. Valerie makes the first step easier by listening and building rapport from the start.
With twenty years of experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Clients work on real problems with tools they can use between meetings. Valerie also brings approaches that emphasize problem solving and emotional regulation.
She helps people sort through family of origin concerns, blended family issues, and intimacy-related stress. For those facing major life events, she supports coping with cancer, hospice and end-of-life matters, or divorce and separation. Her work addresses both day-to-day struggles and deeper wounds.
Topics she commonly sees include trauma and abuse, sexual assault, infidelity, guilt and shame, codependency, and compassion fatigue. She also assists people dealing with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, parenting strain, and bipolar mood challenges. Sessions are offered in English and are based in Florida.
Valerie aims to create a practical plan each step of the way, helping people build skills, reduce overwhelm, and move toward greater steadiness.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Valerie names
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Online support
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify thoughts that increase stress or sadness and then test new ways of thinking and acting. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and many relationship or parenting challenges because it focuses on practical changes and skills.Problem-solving strategies are short-term methods that break a big issue into smaller steps. They teach clear steps for making decisions, managing caregiving tasks, or coping with life changes like illness or separation. Emotional regulation techniques give simple practices to reduce overwhelm and handle strong feelings when they come up.
Finding the right approach is a team process. Valerie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That can mean using CBT tools one week and working on problem-solving the next, with adjustments as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps with face-to-face conversation and learning skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low. Chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins, shorter updates, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people keep therapy working around work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Valerie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting concerns among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and goal-focused, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and add problem-solving and emotional regulation techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience providing psychotherapy in a range of settings, including work with medical and caregiving challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and starts handled?
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