Therapist profile
Deedra Ivie, LPC
Missouri
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Relationships
Continue with DeedraWhere Deedra stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Colorado / 0005775; LPC, Missouri / 2022006994
- NPI
- 1912353145
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
About
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Deedra
Deedra Ivie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 10 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, parenting concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. Deedra also works with codependency and family-of-origin concerns and supports people struggling with self-esteem, emptiness, guilt and shame, and mood-related symptoms.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, commonly called CBT, to help people name the exact feelings they have and trace them back to the thoughts that feed those feelings. Then she helps clients practice different ways of thinking and build coping skills that reduce intense reactions.
When emotions feel more extreme, she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT. She guides people through mindfulness skills, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness so they can manage strong feelings and relate to others more clearly.
Mindfulness techniques are woven into her work to help slow down overwhelming moments and create breathing room for clearer thinking. Sessions are practical and skill-focused, with repeated practice of tools between meetings.
Deedra earned a Master’s in Counseling from Colorado Christian University. Her background includes work in community mental health centers and treatment facilities, and she also maintains a private practice in Missouri. She balances her professional life with family time and outdoor activities on her property.
To begin, she asks about your past, current routines, and what you want to change so you both can decide on clear steps forward.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Deedra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts shape feelings and behavior. In CBT she identifies unhelpful thinking, practices alternative thoughts, and teaches coping skills that can be used between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotions feel intense. DBT work here focuses on mindfulness to notice moments of distress, distress tolerance to survive crisis without making things worse, emotional regulation to reduce volatility, and interpersonal effectiveness to improve communication with others.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and pick methods together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on CBT skills, DBT skills, or a mix of both.
The practical benefits of remote work can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Because the site’s session formats are not listed in her biography, confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can support steady practice of skills between meetings and make short check-ins or regular therapy easier to manage within everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on codependency, family of origin issues, self-esteem, guilt and shame, and related topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and she includes mindfulness practice. Sessions emphasize identifying thoughts, testing them, and building coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in community mental health centers, treatment facilities, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, holding CO LPC and MO LPC credentials, and she practices in Missouri.
Can non-English speakers work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to get started.
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