Therapist profile
Norma Deering, LCSW
Texas
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Anxiety
Continue with NormaWhere Norma stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Texas / 12595
- NPI
- 1912338658
- Experience
- 24 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Texas
About
- Codependency patterns
- Caregiver burnout
- Spanish available
About Norma
Norma Deering is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 24 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles, and she also supports people dealing with job-related anxiety and motivation. Norma helps those affected by disability or caregiving demands, including situations like cancer, dementia, or a recent accident that has led to new health or life changes.
She offers sessions in English and Spanish and uses direct, practical talk to address day-to-day pressures. She listens for what gets in the way of someone taking action and then helps lay out steps they can use right away. That might include strategies to manage anxiety, improve sleep, or rebuild confidence after a setback.
Norma draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to guide sessions. She uses these methods to help people notice what matters most, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice new behaviors. Sessions are collaborative and focused on clear goals and next steps.
Her background includes work with LGBT issues, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, anger, and codependency-related patterns like people-pleasing and trouble setting boundaries. She also supports caregivers experiencing burnout and people adjusting to chronic illness or disability. Norma aims to help people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
To begin, prospective clients choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes where values and action can guide recovery.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger by practicing new ways of thinking and behaving in daily life.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and uses reflective listening to understand what matters most. This approach supports motivation, self-esteem, and work through difficult emotions by creating a steady, respectful therapeutic relationship.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Norma will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, CBT, and client-centered techniques and adjusting them as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking so you know what options are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between appointments, or avoid being on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to an online setting so the work stays practical and relevant.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Additional focuses include codependency patterns, caregiving stress, and coping with chronic illness or recent accidents.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and goal-focused. Sessions use clear strategies from therapies like ACT, CBT, and client-centered work to change thinking and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She holds 24 years of professional experience and practices as an LCSW in Texas. That background includes work with LGBT concerns, addictions, grief, and caregiver stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She can conduct therapy in Spanish when preferred.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.