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Dr. Tess DeProw

Compassionate clinician blending experience and practical skills

LPC Missouri

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tess

Dr. Tess DeProw provides support for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, bipolar disorder, stress, anger, career concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

She draws on three decades of clinical experience to help clients clarify strengths and create practical plans to improve daily functioning and well-being. Dr.

DeProw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. Her therapeutic stance blends cognitive behavioral techniques with strength-based, narrative, motivational, attachment-informed, and mindfulness approaches to tailor work to each person’s needs.

She emphasizes collaboration, offering encouragement while helping clients explore choices and build skills to address persistent patterns. Clients can expect a warm, empathetic, and empowering style focused on identifying practical steps and internal resources.

Dr. DeProw frames therapy as a partnership in which assessment of goals and interventions evolves as progress unfolds, with attention to both thought patterns and relational dynamics.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Dr. DeProw integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based perspectives in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties, which can be helpful for relationship, intimacy, and parenting concerns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to assess goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting methods over time so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single style from the start.

Online formats offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family life, provide continuity when travel or relocation occurs, and let clients use the communication style they find most comfortable while working on practical skills and relational patterns.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Dr. DeProw works with a broad set of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related problems, parenting challenges, grief, bipolar disorder, stress, anger, self-esteem, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style is warm, empathetic, encouraging, and empowering, combining cognitive behavioral methods with attachment-informed, client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to tailor care.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and brings 30 years of experience working with people facing mood disorders, addictions, trauma, relationship struggles, and parenting issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with license details MO LPC 2017009222.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to English-speaking people regardless of location.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsAnger managementCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English