Valentine Hoy

I am a mental health counselor whose work draws primarily from Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and difficult life transitions, helping them explore the stories they carry about themselves and develop a more compassionate relationship with the different parts of their inner life. My clinical training includes work in psychiatric settings with individuals experiencing severe mental illness, as well as counseling with culturally diverse populations. I aim to create a therapeutic space where clients can safely examine long-standing patterns, understand protective parts that developed through difficult experiences, and gradually build greater emotional clarity and self-leadership. Prior to entering clinical practice, I spent several years in intensive contemplative training in Myanmar’s forest monasteries. That experience informs my sensitivity to internal experience, emotional regulation, and the careful cultivation of awareness within therapy.