Dr. Valerie Zeiger, LPC

Dr. Valerie Zeiger is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing trauma, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She frames the first step toward change as a courageous choice and offers steady support through that process.

She works from an integrative stance that blends several evidence-informed approaches. Sessions usually focus on noticing unhelpful patterns and learning small, practical tools to interrupt stress reactions. She teaches self-regulation skills that help the body settle and make it easier to think clearly during hard moments.

Dr. Zeiger emphasizes that clients are the experts in their own lives. Therapy centers on the person’s goals and values, and on building skills that match everyday needs. Together therapist and client identify patterns that cause recurring problems and try out different strategies to shift those habits.

Her approach brings elements of acceptance and commitment work, attachment-focused ideas, and cognitive-behavioral techniques into a single plan. That mix aims to reduce symptoms and help people feel more connected to what matters to them. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.

Practical concerns such as coping with life changes, addiction-related struggles, relationship challenges, and first responder issues are addressed directly. Dr. Zeiger supports people through difficult transitions by combining grounding strategies, skill practice, and reflective conversation.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when worry or fear is present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections influence current reactions and coping styles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first, based on their goals, day-to-day needs, and what feels most useful. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, avoid travel, and use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also allows practicing skills in the settings where problems actually occur. Licensed professionals and therapists adapt exercises, breathing techniques, and thought-reframing strategies so they work well in remote sessions.