About Terri
Terri Hipps uses a person-centered style to guide people through hard moments. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in Texas with 23 years of experience. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that can change day-to-day life.
She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and major life changes. Sessions center on clear goals and a plan that fits each person's situation.
Background and approach
Terri listens for strengths and builds on what already works for the individual. Her approach blends client-centered conversations with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods. That means clients will talk through problems, try new ways of thinking, and practice specific skills between sessions.
For trauma-related concerns she uses trauma-focused methods to address painful memories and their effects. Terri adapts the pace and focus to match what the person needs that week. She emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and works to create a space where people feel heard.
Small changes and steady steps are the main goals in her work. Getting started involves a short matching process and scheduling a session. Terri supports practical progress so people can better manage emotions, improve relationships, and handle daily demands more easily.
Therapeutic approaches suited for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, respect, and helping the person set the direction of sessions. This approach helps people who need a calm, steady space to make sense of strong emotions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what works now to reach a preferred future.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs and will adjust methods together with the client. That collaborative process helps identify which tools and strategies fit best.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when video is not needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain momentum and fit therapy into daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English