About Tess
Dr. Tess DeProw helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship trouble, grief, trauma, parenting strain, stress, anger, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, and intimacy questions. She writes and talks in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Missouri with three decades of experience. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. She works with each person to identify existing strengths and build a realistic plan for change.
Background and approach
Sessions are calm and direct, with room for honesty and encouragement. The aim is clearer choices and more manageable next steps. Dr.
DeProw blends several methods to match what a person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on client-centered and attachment-informed ideas to build trust and explore patterns in relationships.
She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. Mindfulness-based ideas are woven in to support stress management and emotional balance. Practical skills and simple homework are common features of the work.
People who come to her can expect a warm, encouraging tone and a focus on problem solving. The emphasis is on small, achievable changes rather than dramatic promises. She helps people track progress and adjust the plan as needed.
Approaches you can use through online counseling
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how early connections affect current trust and safety. In online sessions this can help with intimacy issues, relationship difficulties, and recurring conflict by naming patterns and trying new ways of relating.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation and often includes simple between-session exercises.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes and reduce behaviors like substance use. It is a collaborative, nonjudgmental conversation that supports readiness and small steps toward goals.
Finding the best approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked so the work fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while keeping to a steady plan of care.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English