About Deedra
Deedra Ivie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience helping people manage anxiety and stress. She focuses on clear steps that lead to relief rather than long lists of labels. She listens for the specific thoughts and feelings behind a problem so progress can start quickly.
Deedra often begins by identifying the exact feeling a person has. Then she helps name the thought driving that feeling.
Background and approach
Once the thought is clear, she works with the client to try different ways of thinking and coping. This practical focus aims to reduce overwhelming emotions and create small wins. When emotions feel intense or hard to control, Deedra uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
She teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness in simple, step-by-step ways. These skills help people notice what is happening and respond with choices rather than reacting on impulse. Her training includes a master’s degree in counseling from Colorado Christian University and work in community mental health centers and treatment facilities.
Deedra also maintains a independent practice in Missouri. She brings a down-to-earth approach shaped by real life, family routines, and practical problem solving. Outside of work she is married and homeschools four children, and spends much of her time outdoors gardening and caring for animals.
Deedra aims to help each person uncover strengths they already have and use them to move forward.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Deedra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and often helps with anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used when emotions feel intense; DBT teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness so people can respond rather than react.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Deedra takes a collaborative stance and will help figure out which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and daily life. She adapts tools and pacing to match what the client wants and what helps most in practice.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling family, work, or other demands. Video calls let visual cues guide skill teaching and real-time coaching. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging support quick check-ins, practice between sessions, and ongoing encouragement without a full video appointment.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Missouri
- Languages
- English
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