Norma Deering, LCSW
Texas · 24 years in practice
Norma Deering is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 24 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 12595 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1912338658 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Norma
Norma Deering is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues that affect self-esteem and motivation. Norma offers counseling in both English and Spanish.
Her sessions often center on practical coping skills and honest conversation. She draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels overwhelming. She also uses strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address day-to-day challenges.
Background and approach
Norma has worked with people facing caregiving burnout, chronic illness, and recovery from accidents or disability. She helps caregivers who are dealing with cancer, dementia, or long-term care needs. She also supports people navigating LGBTQ concerns, relationship strain, grief, and substance-related struggles.
In a typical session she listens for what matters most to the person and then shapes a plan together. That plan may include practical tools for sleep, anger, workplace stress, or motivation for job seeking. Sessions can include short-term coaching or longer-term therapy depending on needs.
Norma emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session. She encourages small, steady steps toward clearer decisions and a more manageable daily life. If Spanish is preferred, she offers services in Spanish as well.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Norma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Norma names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Norma’s approaches work online
Norma uses Existential Therapy to help people face big questions about meaning, choice, and purpose when life feels uncertain. That approach invites reflection on values and helps clients decide what matters most in daily life.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward valued goals. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges. Norma incorporates Client-Centered techniques too, offering attentive listening and adapting sessions to each person's pace and preferences.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Norma works collaboratively to identify which methods match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress and priorities change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions are an option when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, quick coaching, or people who prefer typed communication. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other daily demands.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Norma help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, LGBTQ matters, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, addiction, caregiver burnout, and issues like sleep, anger, and career stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends existential reflection with practical tools. Sessions focus on values, coping skills, and concrete steps to manage day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
Norma has 24 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, and life transitions.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She notes she can conduct therapy in Spanish when preferred.
Can international clients work together?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people located within her licensure scope.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting steps handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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