Valerie LaPorte

Valerie LaPorte is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota. She brings 21 years of professional experience to her work and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. Her style is straightforward and caring, aimed at helping clients feel heard and make practical changes.

She combines a trauma-focused approach with attachment-based and client-centered methods. Sessions tend to be goal-directed while also honoring each person’s history and strengths. Valerie centers listening and problem solving so clients can set clear, achievable steps toward their goals.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults across a wide range of challenges. That experience includes supporting people with depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, anger, parenting stress, and chronic caregiving strains. She has also worked with people affected by abuse, incarceration, disability, and other complex life stressors.

Valerie emphasizes dignity, respect, and compassion in every interaction. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit a client’s needs. Treatment plans are personalized, practical, and focused on measurable progress.

People who choose her can expect an approachable clinician who blends listening with problem solving. She aims to empower clients to manage symptoms, improve relationships, and cope with major life changes. The first meetings typically focus on understanding concerns and agreeing on immediate steps forward.

Using trauma-informed and attachment-aware approaches online

Valerie integrates trauma-focused therapy and attachment-based work in practical, down-to-earth ways. Trauma-focused therapy here looks at how past harms affect present thoughts, feelings, and daily routines, then builds small, manageable steps to reduce distress. Attachment-based approaches look at how relationships shape emotional needs and coping patterns, helping people practice new ways of relating and regulating feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Valerie discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, and then she collaborates with the client to choose methods that feel right. That means trying techniques, checking progress, and adjusting the plan together over time.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from an already full day. It also lets people use skills learned in therapy in real life soon after a session. If you want to explore online care, ask about format choices and how they match your daily routine and goals.