Dr. Tess DeProw , LPC

Dr. Tess DeProw holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor - a credential that denotes formal training in counseling and therapy. She has spent decades helping people navigate depression, substance use challenges, relationship breakups, childhood trauma, parenting concerns, and anxiety, working with each person to identify strengths and create a plan to improve daily functioning and overall quality of life.

Her work draws on multiple therapeutic methods, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, strength-based therapy, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy, chosen to fit the needs of the individual. These tools are applied with the explicit goal of empowering people to make choices about how they respond to difficult situations and to reduce the hold that fear of change can have on forward movement.

Dr. DeProw's counseling style is described as warm, empathetic, encouraging, and empowering. She focuses on building a collaborative relationship that highlights personal resources while addressing patterns that maintain distress, all with the aim of helping clients move toward meaningful, sustainable change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Dr. DeProw

Dr. Tess DeProw uses evidence-informed methods tailored to each person's situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - helps people recognize and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns that contribute to depression, anxiety, and stress, offering practical strategies for coping and problem solving. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change, which is particularly helpful for addressing substance use and readiness for new behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist supports the client's autonomy and self-discovery, useful for relationship and identity concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. DeProw works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt techniques so the chosen methods fit the person rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access care from different locations while working with a licensed professional who employs approaches that suit each client's goals.