Valerie Baker
Understanding trauma and emotional patterns
About Valerie
Valerie Baker helps people who are struggling with trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, addictions, low self-esteem, depression and relationship worries. She also supports people facing grief, anger and issues linked to identity and LGBT concerns. Valerie works with young adult concerns and problems related to attachment, abandonment, family conflict, guilt and sexual assault or abuse.
Valerie uses a listening-led style. She offers respectful, compassionate conversations that are tailored to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions are designed to be practical and grounded, with space to talk through feelings and current problems. People can expect focused discussion and a steady, empathic presence. Her approach draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Attachment work looks at how early connections shape today's relationships. Psychodynamic work helps uncover patterns that run beneath repeated reactions and emotional pain. Valerie has 19 years of experience in counselling practice in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She offers sessions by video call and telephone as part of her practice. Sessions concentrate on small, manageable steps that link understanding to everyday changes. Conversations aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and build clearer coping strategies.
The emphasis is on steady progress and on strengthening the skills someone can use between sessions. People begin by describing what matters most to them and the therapist and client agree the pace and focus. Valerie adapts the way she works to suit different needs and keeps the process straightforward and compassionate.
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Sessions & fees
How attachment and psychodynamic work translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and reacting. Online sessions can help people notice patterns from childhood that affect trust, closeness and emotional safety today. Psychodynamic Therapy concentrates on recurring feelings and unconscious patterns that influence behaviour; talking these through online can reveal repeated responses and open up new choices.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt methods over time. Clients and the therapist work together to test what helps, and review progress as they go.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make access easier. Video calls suit people who prefer face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging allow paced, written conversation and can be useful for checking in between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility for different needs and schedules, and make it easier to keep therapy going when travel or time is limited.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
