- Interactive approach
- Goal oriented
- Skill building
About Dedra
Dedra Gregory is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She brings seven years of counseling experience and focuses on helping people build skills that let them adapt and move forward. Her work aims to help each person become as fully functioning as they want to be. She encourages clients to set the pace for therapy and to work toward clear, practical goals.
Her approach is interactive and grounded in cognitive behavioral ideas. Sessions emphasize self-awareness, problem solving, and choice. Clients often leave with simple tools to manage stress, mood, and everyday challenges.
Homework is a regular part of the process when it helps. This can include journaling, short readings, art tasks, or focused practice between sessions. These activities are chosen to support growth outside the therapy hour.
Gregory has experience with anxiety, depression, career concerns, addictions, anger, and issues related to family and parenting. She has worked with adolescents and adults and has experience with people from diverse ethnic backgrounds and with disabilities.
She aims to adapt sessions to each person's life and needs. Goals are set together, and progress is tracked in ways that make sense for the client. The focus is practical change that lasts beyond counseling.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person and their goals. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people notice their own choices and strengths. This approach supports concerns like stress, self esteem, and relationship navigation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and teaches skills for anxiety, depression, and anger management.
Motivational Interviewing helps when making a change feels hard. It uses short, guided conversations to boost motivation and plan next steps for issues such as addictions or career shifts.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift as progress is made and situations change.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Some people find video useful for face-to-face conversation, while live chat can work for quick check-ins and phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so sessions match practical needs and daily routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can this therapist help with?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self esteem, career questions, addictions, family and parenting issues, anger, and coaching.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The style is interactive and client-centered, with a strong cognitive behavioral influence. Sessions focus on self-awareness, problem solving, and clear goal setting.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has seven years of experience in counseling practice and prior work in rehabilitation counseling is noted in her background.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats can change; the therapist's profile notes a mix of live chat, video, and phone at different times of day.
How does billing or cost 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 this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's listed availability.