Valerie Anne Demming, Ph.D., L.P.C. is a licensed professional counselor. Valerie was born and raised in Palmer, Alaska and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska for her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, graduated in 1975, and subsequently earned her Masters degree in Community Counseling with a certification in Elementary School Counseling in 1984 from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Starting in the mid 70’s, Valerie spent 13 years teaching 2nd, 3rd and 5th grades, and then counseled as an elementary school counselor with students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade including emotionally impaired children for 10 years in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
In 1993 she started a part-time private counseling practice and after retiring from the school district in 1998, she expanded her practice to full-time and taught at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in the Masters in Counseling Program for nine years.
In 2002 she moved to Anchorage, began her full-time private counseling practice and taught at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, in the Masters in Counseling Program from 2003-2009. Valerie graduated with a Doctorate in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, California, February 2009.
