Norma Beardwood offers a practical, person-focused approach to therapy.
01About Norma
Norma Beardwood offers a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with four decades of clinical experience. Norma speaks plainly and works alongside people to address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions.
She draws on client-centered methods to build a collaborative relationship where goals matter. Norma also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, manageable skills and real-life problem solving. Norma has extensive experience with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, family problems, and communication challenges. She also supports people dealing with eating and body-image concerns, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.
Practical coping strategies are often paired with work on self-esteem and career stress. Therapy here can include short-term skill work or longer-term exploration depending on a person’s needs. Norma adapts approaches to fit each client’s goals and pace rather than following a single method.
She emphasizes honesty, respect, and steady effort in the therapeutic relationship. Sessions are offered in English and are available online in formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist’s availability.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 15605 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1285817825 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Norma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Norma names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
These are the methods Norma names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Norma commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns around eating and self-esteem. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for intense emotions and relationship challenges. Client-centered work keeps the focus on a person’s goals, helping shape sessions around what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Norma will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That collaborative planning helps people try short skill-based work or deeper exploration depending on what feels most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to fit a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies, and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people choose the format that best fits their daily life.
05Questions people ask
What concerns can Norma help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Norma uses client-centered methods alongside CBT, DBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy to teach skills and support change.
How much experience does she have?
Norma has 41 years of experience in counseling and mental health work, bringing long-term clinical perspective to common and complex concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas and holds a Texas LPC credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.
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