After completing a Master's degree in political science at Paris-II University, Valérie Durier attended the French Press Institute for journalist training.[2] She then obtained a DESS in National Defense.[3]
In 1990, she began her career at Europe 1 as a journalist. Over several years, she held various positions: field reporting, morning news presentation, and guest interviews.[4]
In 1997, she made her first foray into television on Téva to host a health-related show.
At the radio station Europe 1, she hosted a two-hour daily program from 2002 to 2006 on social and psychological issues. The daily live broadcast from 2 PM to 4 PM featured psychologists and listener testimonies.[3] In 2006, she had an open microphone from 1 PM to 2 PM daily, discussing current affairs with listeners.
In 2007, she returned to morning news, as well as the 12 PM and 12:30 PM slots in Jean-Marc Morandini's Le Grand Direct de l'Actu [fr].
In the summer of 2008, she left Europe 1 for France 3. Starting in September, she presented a daily interactive magazine called @ la carte [fr], where she explored everyday themes and responded live to viewer concerns.[2][4][5]
During the summer of 2010, she returned to radio, co-hosting On peut vous aider même l'été with Jean-Michel Zecca [fr] on RTL, a service and community-focused show.[4]
In February 2011, she replaced Claire Fournier, who was on maternity leave, presenting the consumer magazine C'est notre affaire [fr] and the Sunday evening documentary slot Le Doc du dimanche [fr] on France 5.[6] In June 2011, she stepped down from C'est notre affaire but retained her role on Le Doc du dimanche.[3]
In 2012, she co-hosted the culinary show Planète Gourmande with chef Joël Robuchon on France 3.[7] At the same time, she temporarily took over the reins of C'est notre affaire in spring 2013.[4]
From 2013 to 2015, she participated as a columnist in the daily consumer magazine La Quotidienne on France 5,[3] and later co-hosted it.
She continued presenting Le Doc du Dimanche on France 5 until 2016 when she went back to studies and training to develop activities in the field of Ericksonian hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Following these studies, she opened two psychotherapy practices in Île-de-France.[8]
