Dr. Tess DeProw , LPC

Dr. Tess DeProw holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri. She combines extensive clinical training with a compassionate approach to support people facing a wide range of struggles, including addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, and life changes.

Over a thirty-year career, she has worked with individuals dealing with substance use, relationship breakups, childhood trauma, grief, and the everyday stresses that affect mood and functioning. Dr. DeProw emphasizes identifying personal strengths and building practical plans that improve daily life and increase coping capacity. Her work draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive-behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing alongside strength-oriented and narrative approaches to help clients recognize the choices available to them.

Her counseling style is warm, empathetic, encouraging, and empowering, focused on helping people move through fear of change toward meaningful growth. By highlighting skills and resources that clients already possess, she supports step-by-step change tailored to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Approaches and Online Care with Dr. DeProw

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with more constructive alternatives. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with mood-related conditions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients’ own goals and perspectives guide the work; it is useful for building self-esteem, exploring relationships, and working through life transitions. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and strengthen their commitment to recovery or behavior change, making it especially helpful for addictions and ambivalence about change.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. DeProw collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting strategies over time so the chosen methods match what works in practice. This collaborative planning allows licensed professionals and therapists to tailor care to each individual.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging enable ongoing work without travel. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from different locations while working toward meaningful change.