Deedra Ivie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who brings ten years of clinical experience to her practice in Missouri.
01About Deedra
Deedra Ivie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who brings ten years of clinical experience to her practice in Missouri. She focuses on helping people notice their strengths and use them to manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at creating small, useful changes that add up over time.
Deedra often begins by learning about a person's history and current routines.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. With that information she helps clients identify the specific thoughts that feed difficult emotions and works with them to shift those thinking patterns. For intense emotional states she uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, guiding clients through skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Those skills are taught in clear steps so people can use them when they feel overwhelmed. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help clients notice what is happening inside them without judgment. Deedra also teaches coping strategies to reduce panic, manage compulsive thoughts, and ease social anxiety or feelings of emptiness.
Outside of practice, she earned a master’s degree in counseling from Colorado Christian University and has worked in community mental health centers, treatment facilities, and independent practice. Deedra values a collaborative process and aims to help each person move toward clearer thinking and more manageable days.
02Credentials
- LPC (Colorado)
- License 0005775 · expires August 2027
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2022006994 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1912353145 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deedra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Methods Deedra names
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04Online support
Therapeutic Methods and Online Care
Deedra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people link thoughts and feelings. In plain terms CBT looks at specific thoughts that cause distress and teaches ways to test and change those thoughts to reduce anxiety or depression.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy for stronger emotional reactions. DBT focuses on mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness so people can manage intense feelings and relate to others more effectively.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and recommend CBT, DBT, mindfulness practices, or a mix depending on what fits best. That choice is made collaboratively and can change as needs shift.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow quick check-ins between meetings, and offer alternatives when camera use or longer calls are not ideal. Many clients find the flexibility helpful for keeping momentum between sessions and using skills in real time.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
The style is practical and collaborative. She identifies unhelpful thoughts, teaches coping skills, and uses step-by-step practices for stronger emotional control.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in community mental health, treatment facilities, and independent practice.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Missouri and practices out of Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work together with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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