Valerie Bryan

Valerie Bryan is a highly experienced therapist with 37 years of counseling in the mental health field. As a registered art therapist, Valerie incorporates creativity into her practice to help clients gain different perspectives and solve problems. Her approach is warm and humanistic, using humor and compassion to foster personal growth, healing, and resilience. Valerie draws inspiration from Jungian theory and Native American spirituality, emphasizing the importance of balance, respect for differences, and gratitude in achieving a happy life. She believes in facing the darker sides of our personalities, recognizing that denial only hinders personal growth, while embracing awareness brings self-knowledge, growth, and authentic living. Valerie may ask clients to have markers and paper nearby during sessions to symbolize problems, express feelings, or create a visual representation of a situation. She encourages clients to embrace this idea with an open mind, as no artistic talent is required to make marks on paper. Valerie looks forward to assisting clients on their journey of self-love, nurturing relationships, releasing pain, finding joy and gratitude, and healing old wounds that are ready to be healed.