About Derricia
Derricia Walters is a licensed mental health counselor based in Indiana. She combines practical skill-building with a person-centered style to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Her approach is straightforward and goal-focused.
She earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and has four years of experience in counseling. Derricia draws on several counseling methods to meet each person where they are. Sessions focus on strengths and clear, teachable skills rather than jargon.
Background and approach
In the therapy room she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Derricia brings a client-centered stance to sessions, meaning she listens carefully and tailors work to each person's goals.
Mindfulness practices are used when they fit the situation to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. She is attentive to multicultural concerns and practical life stressors like money issues and workplace strain. Derricia supports young adults and others working through loneliness, communication problems, impulsivity, panic, phobias, social anxiety, somatic symptoms, and self-harm urges.
Overall, she aims to walk alongside people as they learn new skills, overcome barriers, and move toward clearer, more manageable daily routines.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Derricia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify and change thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, phobias, and worry-driven habits.She also applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal responses. DBT techniques can be helpful when feelings feel overwhelming or impulsive behaviors are a problem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Derricia collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts tools over time if something isnt working or if new issues come up.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat or text messaging are options for brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or when writing helps organize thoughts.
These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while using CBT and DBT techniques, mindfulness practice, and client-centered conversations to build real skills and changes over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English