Norma Deering, LCSW

Norma Deering is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 24 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Norma also supports those dealing with work-related anxiety, motivation, and job search challenges. She offers services in English and Spanish.

Norma helps people coping with life changes and caregiving strain, including situations involving cancer, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and disability. She supports those who have had accidents or developed a disability and are managing the emotional impact. Her approach is practical and focused on daily problems that make life harder.

She uses a mix of therapy methods to match each person’s needs, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior strategies, emotion-focused conversations, dialectical behavior tools, and a client-centered stance. Sessions are shaped around what the person brings and what they want to change. Norma adapts language and pace to fit each person.

Norma says the first step takes courage and aims to make the process feel manageable. She works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, addictions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles. She also addresses relationship and communication difficulties and workplace stress.

People who prefer Spanish can conduct sessions in Spanish. Norma emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring a plan to each person’s situation. She helps clients build coping skills and clearer next steps for daily life.

How Norma Uses Practical Therapies Online

Norma commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and shifting behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood.

She approaches this work collaboratively. Choosing the right approach is part of the process, and she will talk with each person about goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods fit best for the situation and try an approach for a few sessions to see how it helps.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Norma tailors pacing and techniques so therapy fits daily life, such as using shorter check-ins for busy schedules, exercises people can practice between meetings, or focused sessions for immediate workplace stress. Online work can make it easier to keep therapy part of a routine and apply strategies directly to everyday challenges.