About Teresa
Teresa Syversen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience in behavioral health and addictions. She practices on the Oregon coast and focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety along with related concerns. Teresa uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies to help people take steps toward change.
She has worked with a wide range of issues including depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, ADHD, grief, and trauma or emotional abuse.
Background and approach
Teresa pays attention to the impact of past physical or emotional harm and how that shapes current struggles. Her background includes long experience supporting people through life transitions and relationship stress. Teresa’s style is warm and interactive.
She treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Expect a mix of talk, skill practice, and problem-solving tailored to your situation. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered principles, dialectical behavior ideas, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused work.
Those methods are used to build coping skills, reduce unhelpful thoughts, and improve emotional regulation. Teresa will work with each person to shape goals and steps that feel doable. If someone is ready to make changes, she aims to offer steady support and encouragement.
The focus is practical progress over time, with attention to building tools that fit everyday life. Teresa welcomes questions about the way she works and what to expect in early sessions.
How Teresa Uses Practical Approaches Online
Teresa integrates cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered work to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a collaborative relationship to help people feel heard and respected.She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when emotions feel overwhelming. Those techniques are useful for managing strong reactions, improving relationships, and handling life stress. Teresa will work together with each person to choose which approaches fit best based on their goals and preferences.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, between-session coaching, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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