Valerie Johnson-Cardoso, LMHC
Florida · 30 years in practice
Valerie Johnson-Cardoso is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 30 years of experience to sessions.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH5690 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1194098004 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Valerie
Valerie Johnson-Cardoso is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 30 years of experience to sessions. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and many life transitions. Her work is practical and straightforward, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.
Valerie spent years teaching students with learning differences, autism, and emotional challenges. She also worked in residential mental health and substance abuse settings, and ran a independent practice while teaching.
Background and approach
That mix of classroom, residential, and personal-practice experience informs how she supports people now. Her approach centers on building trust and creating a safe space to talk without judgment. Valerie emphasizes teamwork - therapist and client working together to figure out what helps.
She encourages small, doable changes that add up over time. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and actions, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and a client-centered stance also shape the work when appropriate.
Valerie also has knowledge of religious trauma and faith transition issues, and has supported people across a wide range of concerns including grief, intimacy questions, parenting stress, ADHD, and career strain. Her Florida practice aims to help people quiet their inner critic and learn kinder ways to relate to themselves.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Valerie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and change unhelpful emotional patterns. Online sessions using EFT focus on identifying emotional cycles and trying new ways of expressing feelings to improve how a person responds to stress or relational difficulties.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) centers on clarifying values and taking action despite difficult thoughts or feelings. In telehealth sessions ACT can help someone set clear goals and practice small, values-driven steps between meetings.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding. The therapist offers a warm, nonjudgmental space so the person can explore concerns and find what feels right for them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can shift over time as progress and challenges emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, daily coaching, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on meaningful, goal-oriented work.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Valerie works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting stress, career worries, ADHD, bipolar, and many related struggles.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on building trust, naming emotions, experimenting with small changes, and developing skills that fit everyday life.
What experience does the therapist bring?
She has 30 years of experience teaching and counseling in schools, residential settings, and independent practice, working with people across ages and needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - and practices from Florida.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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