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Teresa Adams

Teresa Adams

LPC

Therapist · Mississippi · 16+ years of experience

Relationship-focused care for common life strains

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  • CBT informed
  • Gottman approach
  • 16 years experience

About Teresa

Teresa Adams is an LPC who focuses on relationships, family concerns, and everyday strains that affect home life. She brings 16 years of professional experience and practical outlook to sessions. Teresa speaks English and accepts international clients. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

Teresa uses straightforward, skills-based methods to help people manage feelings and improve interactions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and to build more helpful habits. She also uses the Gottman Method to address communication patterns and strengthen connection between partners. These approaches guide conversations and day-to-day practice rather than add jargon.

Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, infertility and fatherhood questions, and end-of-life or hospice topics. Teresa also helps with body image, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and family of origin concerns. She combines practical suggestions with questions that get to underlying patterns in relationships.

Teresa prefers a direct and caring style. She asks pointed questions to clarify problems and suggests concrete strategies to try between sessions. She describes herself as warm and nonjudgmental, and aims to create a space where people can talk honestly about hard topics and take small steps toward change.

To start, prospective clients follow the site's matching process and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Cost varies by location and is handled through a cancellable subscription model. If you want help sorting anger, communication, or parenting strain, she offers an experienced, hands-on approach.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman Method

Experience

16+ years

Credentials

Mississippi

Languages

English

How Teresa Uses CBT and the Gottman Method Online

Teresa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and everyday stress because it breaks problems into small, changeable steps.

She also uses the Gottman Method to look at how partners communicate and solve problems together. That work centers on practical communication skills and rebuilding trust and connection over time, which can help with intimacy-related issues and recurring conflicts.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Teresa will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She tailors tools from these approaches to the situation rather than applying a single fixed model.

Session formats are not listed in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can help fit sessions into busy schedules and reduce travel time. It can make it easier to check in during a lunch break, keep short weekly progress conversations, or follow up on skill practice between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and Gottman exercises for remote work, using short assignments, communication drills, and thought records that are practical to complete outside sessions.

At a glance

Listed location
Mississippi
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Mississippi)
LPC · No. 1529
NPI
1457626343

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Teresa help with?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem issues, plus relationship and parenting concerns.

What is Teresa's general therapy style?

Her style is practical and direct, focusing on clear questions and concrete strategies to try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Teresa has 16 years of professional experience working in relationship and family-focused areas.

What credentials and location are listed for Teresa?

She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Teresa?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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