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01About Valerie
Dr. Valerie McGaha is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel weighed down by stress, anxiety, depression, or addiction.
Her style is direct and compassionate, aiming to help people get unstuck and find more joy in daily life. She looks for practical barriers that block change and helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations focus on clearer decision making, building self-compassion, and practical steps toward goals.
Background and approach
She also helps people managing relationship strain and family difficulties by improving communication and problem solving. Her work often includes people facing long-term sobriety challenges and those impacted by trauma. She combines evidence-informed approaches with steady support to increase emotional resilience.
She also addresses complex concerns such as guilt, shame, abandonment issues, and family of origin problems. Dr. McGaha values identity and difference, and she recognizes variation in ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability status, and gender identity.
Sessions are meant to be a place to speak honestly, name hard feelings, and try new ways of coping. She uses clinical skills to teach coping tools and to help people uncover strengths. The goal is clearer choices, more vitality, and better relationships.
For many clients this work leads to renewed motivation, improved behavior around substances, and a steadier sense of hope.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oklahoma)
- License LPC04174 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1376778308 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Women's issues
Methods Valerie names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Valerie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when difficult feelings appear. It can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation by shifting attention from avoidance to chosen action.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-focused method that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior experiments. It is useful for reducing anxiety and depression symptoms and for changing patterns that maintain distress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It can be helpful for people who struggle with emotional overwhelm, impulsive behavior, or relationship conflicts.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life, then tailor techniques to fit. Over time methods can be adjusted based on what helps most.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video works well for deeper conversations, phone can be better when bandwidth is limited, and brief check-ins suit text or chat. These options support flexibility so people can work on skills, track progress, and stay connected with a licensed professional from wherever they are.
05Questions people ask
What problems does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, and family challenges. Additional topics include communication problems, grief, shame, and issues tied to family of origin.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and compassionate, focusing on noticing stuck points and using concrete skills. Sessions emphasize clearer choices, self-compassion, and step-by-step progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with people facing depression, anxiety, addiction, and related concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
Dr. Valerie McGaha holds the LPC credential and practices in Oklahoma.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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