Valarie Olsen Counseling and Wellness

Valarie Olsen Counseling and Wellness Counseling, Yoga & Wellness- Professional Services

A timely gratitude practice. Just breathe... 🙏
11/05/2025

A timely gratitude practice. Just breathe... 🙏

"Gratitude is a life enhancer. It makes the good moments more meaningful and fixes them in your heart. It gets you throu...
11/03/2025

"Gratitude is a life enhancer. It makes the good moments more meaningful and fixes them in your heart. It gets you through the terrible times - not unscathed but through. Most of all, it anchors you right here, right now, where we live, and breathe, and hope, and love."

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The research on the benefits of walking is very encouraging. Just 30 minutes a day can be part of a healthy Wellness Pla...
10/29/2025

The research on the benefits of walking is very encouraging. Just 30 minutes a day can be part of a healthy Wellness Plan. To make this more doable, break the 30 minutes up into 3 - 10-minute sessions. Give it a try and see how you can incorporate walking into your daily routine.

Let's remember the importance of regulating the nervous system. Breathwork, mindfulness meditation, hugs, a good cry, mu...
10/27/2025

Let's remember the importance of regulating the nervous system. Breathwork, mindfulness meditation, hugs, a good cry, music, and sleep can all be helpful self-soothing practices.

STOP 🛑 a fun way to remember to take a 1-minute mindfulness moment to reset and regroup.
10/22/2025

STOP 🛑 a fun way to remember to take a 1-minute mindfulness moment to reset and regroup.

We have no one to impress, let’s focus on what works for us, not the expectations of others. Take care and be well!
10/20/2025

We have no one to impress, let’s focus on what works for us, not the expectations of others. Take care and be well!

Realizing that we have control over protecting our peace, our energy, and our time is huge. Don’t wait for someone else ...
10/15/2025

Realizing that we have control over protecting our peace, our energy, and our time is huge. Don’t wait for someone else to do this for you. Here are some tips for how to set these protective boundaries. ❤️

Gratitude can serve as an antidote to feelings of depression and loneliness. Keeping a gratitude journal, using an app s...
10/13/2025

Gratitude can serve as an antidote to feelings of depression and loneliness. Keeping a gratitude journal, using an app such as Gratitude Jar, or simply engaging in daily reflections on the things we are grateful for are some helpful ways to practice this. 🙏

10/04/2025

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Valarie Olsen Counseling and Wellness

Valarie Olsen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 18 years of experience working with families in Lee County, Florida. Valarie has worked extensively in the fields of trauma, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and parenting issues. She specializes in stress and anger management, parenting and child development, loss and grief, life transitions and experiences of trauma, including PTSD, anxiety and depression.

She has taught yoga alongside her full time employment with the intention of combining the aspects of yoga with western psychology and mental health counseling. Valarie works with clients using the wisdom traditions of both eastern (Yoga, Mindfulness and Ayurveda) and western (such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused) approaches to health and well-being. Her approach is one of wellness and compassion, keeping the focus on the counseling relationship and encouraging clients to tap into their own inner wisdom and ability to heal.