Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Deidre works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Deidre
Deidre Means is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship strain. She also supports clients facing trauma, depression, addiction concerns, and struggles with self-esteem and identity. Her tone is practical and steady, aimed at people who want clear steps forward.
She draws on experience from school-based and clinical mental health work. That background informs a plainspoken approach that focuses on everyday problems and realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to center on what is happening now and what can change next. Deidre uses client-centered methods to make space for each person’s story. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new actions.
When trauma is present, she integrates trauma-focused work to address distressing memories and reactions. Therapy with her is collaborative and goal-focused. She helps people set small, doable steps and checks in on progress each week.
Practical tools, communication skills, and coping strategies are common parts of sessions. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People start by answering a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions that fit their calendar.
Deidre has eight years of experience and holds a Texas LPC credential. Sessions are conducted in English and arranged through an online subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Deidre works with
Everything Deidre lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Deidre's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deidre lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Deidre often blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding a person’s goals, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tests new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, anger, and depression.She also uses trauma-focused strategies when past events are causing current distress. Those methods involve gently addressing traumatic memories and the reactions they trigger, with techniques aimed at reducing the hold those memories have on daily life.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they pick or mix methods and adjust the plan over time to match progress and shifting needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier on bandwidth and work well for check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, reflection between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Deidre
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, grief, and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and goal-focused. She works collaboratively to set clear steps and practice new skills between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She brings eight years of experience from school-based and clinical mental health roles, including work as a school counselor and MTSS lead.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.