Val’s gentle probing and nonjudgmental professionalism helps me feel safe to dive fearlessly to the source of my problems. Invariably his sessions are punctuated by bursts of laughter, frequent “ah-has” and occasional tears from old memories. He is a master at correctly intuiting my feelings and reframing those early childhood misconceptions which still persist in undermining my self-esteem. God bless Val … my transformational life coach.