Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Norma works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 41
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Norma
Norma Beardwood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help. She draws on many approaches to meet each person's needs and aims to make progress feel realistic and manageable. She has 41 years of experience in counseling and has worked in outpatient offices and local psychiatric settings.
Norma helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing career shifts, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Norma uses a blend of methods so sessions fit the person in front of her. She commonly uses client-centered work to build rapport and trust.
She pairs that with cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior skills to manage strong emotions. Sessions often include simple, concrete tools to try between meetings. She uses mindfulness exercises to calm the body and motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change.
Conversations are practical and aimed at small, steady steps. People seek her out for concerns around eating and body image, postpartum depression, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues tied to women’s health. Norma encourages teamwork in therapy - she and the client set goals and track progress together.
What Norma works with
Everything Norma lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Norma's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Postpartum depression
- Women's issues
Approaches Norma lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How blended approaches work in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. It gives space for people to describe their experience while the therapist reflects and helps set goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm, validating place to start.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. Sessions teach ways to notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ideas or behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and habits tied to eating or self-image.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for emotion regulation and managing intense reactions. It includes techniques for distress tolerance and clearer communication, which often helps when anger or strong mood shifts are a problem.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Norma will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. Plans can be adjusted over time based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and teaching skills with visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or comfort on camera is a concern. Chat and messaging can support brief check-ins, scheduling, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or medical schedules.
Questions people ask about Norma
What concerns does Norma commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, self-esteem, and related issues such as eating problems and body image.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to manage thoughts and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Norma brings 41 years of counseling experience, including work in outpatient offices and local psychiatric settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on therapist availability.