Terri Hipps, LPC

Terri Hipps is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who practices with a focus on cognitive behavioral methods. She centers sessions on practical steps a person can take to ease symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people feel understood and able to move forward.

With 23 years of professional experience, she adapts conversations and plans to match each person's situation. Terri draws on client-centered work to make space for the person's perspective and priorities. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals that can change daily routines.

Terri has long worked with people who have experienced trauma and abuse and uses trauma-focused strategies alongside other methods when appropriate. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and problems with communication and commitment.

Other areas she supports include substance-related concerns, domestic violence, coping with disasters, first responder stress, aging and geriatric issues, codependency, control issues, and antisocial personality concerns. She tailors the plan to the problem rather than using one fixed method.

Terri emphasizes clear, gentle dialogue and practical tools. She acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage, and she works to make each session feel manageable and goal-oriented.

Online approaches that focus on skills and goals

Terri uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that feed anger by breaking issues into manageable steps.

She also draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions feel person-focused. This approach centers the person's experience and priorities so goals come from what matters most to them. In some cases she adds solution-focused techniques to set concrete short-term goals and track small wins.

Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Terri will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and adjust the plan as work progresses. Together they decide which approaches feel most useful and which tools to try first.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and visual connection. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework review, or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.