Valerie Kennedy Lang, LCSW

Valerie Kennedy Lang is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience supporting people through medical, emotional, and life transitions. She has worked closely with parents, caregivers, siblings, and patients affected by chronic and life-threatening illness, offering support for healthcare-related traumatic experiences, grief and bereavement, and crisis situations. Her clinical work also includes helping individuals manage anxiety and depression and build healthier self-esteem.

Her professional background spans healthcare settings, nonprofit organizations, and private practice, giving her a broad perspective on the challenges clients face across different environments. She emphasizes listening, collaboration, and a non-judgmental stance, aiming to form a therapeutic relationship that centers each person’s goals and definitions of progress. Valerie uses a strengths-based orientation to highlight existing resources while creating a plan for change.

In her clinical approach she draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. This range of tools allows her to tailor interventions to concerns such as stress, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and many other areas of focus including caregiver stress, chronic illness, and postpartum challenges. Valerie seeks to work with clients collaboratively to set meaningful goals and support tangible steps toward greater well-being.