Valerie Jean Elsbree, MSW, LCSW, CAP, PA, is a highly regarded Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Addictions Professional with over 30 years of dedicated experience in the field of therapy. She provides insightful and compassionate therapeutic services to adults, adolescents, and elders through individual, couples, family, and group modalities. Her welcoming and culturally diverse Counseling Center supports men, women, and adolescents from varied backgrounds, ensuring that all clients feel safe and nurtured as they explore the challenges that hinder their full potential and contribute to their emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, social, or sexual distress. Valerie specializes in addressing addiction issues, relationship dynamics, and depression, while also offering her expertise in trauma-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR. Furthermore, she is well-versed in treating eating disorders, co-dependency, anxiety, stress, domestic violence, and the impacts of past childhood abuse. As an author, Valerie has recently published a book on Eating Disorders, featuring a foreword by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. Additionally, she contributes to a national addictions magazine with a question-and-answer column titled 'It's All In The Journey,' where she imparts valuable insights drawn from her extensive experience helping individuals navigate their recovery journeys.