LICENSURE

• Licensed Master Social Worker

• ​Advanced Clinical Practitioner



PRIVATE PRACTICE
Valerie has been in private practice in Austin, Texas since 1999.  She provides individual, couples, family and group therapy in general therapy practice.  Her areas of specialty include coping with infertility and pregnancy loss, marital/couples issues, grief/loss, depression, anxiety and life-stage transitions.  Valerie also supervises colleagues for the acquisition of advanced Social Work licensure.  She lectures and consults on topics related to infertility, pregnancy loss, and rapport building with patients.  Valerie also provides consultation to medical practices on interpersonal, organizational and staffing issues.



EDUCATION

University of Texas at Arlington  
MS in Clinical Social Work
1992



University of Texas at Austin   
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Minor, Business Administration
1998



TRAINING

Alternative Dispute Resolution Services International

Advanced family mediation training
1997



National Mediation Academy
Basic mediation training
1995



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• National Association of Social Workers

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine

• Austin Group Psychotherapy Society