Licensed clinical social worker recordTexas
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Mississippi
- LCSW, licence C-11931
- Licensed in Texas
- LCSW, licence 60381
- Licensed in Louisiana
- LCSW, licence 18204
- NPI
- 1790689446
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
These details come from information Dedra supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Depression support
- Eating concerns
- Life change coping
About Dedra
Dedra Sampson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and the effects of major life changes. She also focuses on compassion fatigue and the painful emotions that follow big transitions.
In sessions she addresses isolation, loneliness, and social anxiety in practical ways. She works through guilt, shame, and questions around forgiveness by using straightforward conversation and coping strategies. The goal is to reduce daily strain and make decisions feel more manageable.
Her background includes five years of direct clinical work supporting adults with mood and eating concerns. That experience shaped a practice that balances emotional processing with skills people can use between sessions. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide that work.
Dedra emphasizes cultural responsiveness and attention to each person’s life context. She pays attention to work, family, health, and money stress as part of treatment. Sessions focus on what is causing strain now and on practical steps to relieve it.
People who choose her can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth approach that connects emotional insight with everyday actions. She asks about current routines and stressors, suggests manageable changes, and tracks progress over time.
BHow sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. It teaches practical steps people can try between sessions to see real changes in daily functioning.Another useful approach emphasizes skills training for stress and eating concerns. That work can include strategies for managing strong emotions, establishing routines, and interrupting behaviors that maintain problems. These methods are practical and task-focused, and they aim to make everyday life less overwhelming.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the first few sessions. The therapist will review your goals, current challenges, and preferences, and then suggest a plan. That plan is adjusted over time based on what helps most, so the process stays collaborative.
The original biography does not list specific online formats. Confirm which session formats are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques for remote sessions so clients can continue practical skill-building and emotional work without changing daily routines.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, along with related issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using evidence-based techniques to combine emotional work with skills people can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, and eating-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an MS LCSW and listed as LCSW in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers