Norma Deering, LCSW

Norma Deering is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 24 years of experience. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people handle stress, anxiety, low mood, and motivation. Norma works in English and Spanish and aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable.

She helps people who are coping with job-related stress, looking for motivation during job searches, or dealing with burnout from caregiving. That includes people facing a loved one’s cancer diagnosis, dementia, or long-term disability, as well as those adjusting after an accident or new disability. She also supports people struggling with LGBT concerns, self-esteem, addiction, and relationship or intimacy issues.

Norma uses conversational, person-focused methods and adapts the dialog to each person’s needs. Her approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive work on unhelpful thoughts, emotion-focused listening, and skills from dialectical and client-centered approaches. Sessions are meant to be practical and oriented to daily life changes.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process. Norma helps set goals, practices coping strategies together, and revisits what is or is not working. She offers guidance on sleep, anger, career changes, grief, and coping during political or current events that cause distress.

Norma welcomes people who prefer to work in English or Spanish. The tone in sessions aims to be respectful, sensitive, and compassionate while focusing on small, doable steps toward a more satisfying day-to-day life.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and situations where motivation or meaning feels low. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and day-to-day habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and processing emotions to improve how people relate to themselves and others and can be helpful for intimacy and relationship concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Norma will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods feel most helpful based on goals and preferences. Sessions will include trying techniques and checking in to see what fits, adjusting the plan as needed.

The specifics of online session formats are not listed here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help people practice new habits in the context of their everyday life while working with a licensed professional.