Dedra Gregory, LCMHC

Dedra Gregory is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who brings a combined background in rehabilitation counseling and mental health therapy to her practice. She has more than 11 years of experience in rehabilitation counseling and four years of direct experience in mental health therapy, and she centers her work on helping people become "fully functioning" in whatever form that looks like for them. Dedra believes that people already possess the tools they need to thrive and that therapy is a collaborative process of learning to use those tools more effectively.

Her approach emphasizes psychological flexibility - the capacity to adapt to change and cope with difficult life events - as a foundation for improved day-to-day functioning. She invites individuals to set the pace for their time in counseling, working together to establish clear, achievable goals and building practical skills that remain useful after therapy concludes. Sessions typically focus on self-awareness, deliberate choice, problem solving, and goal setting for both present concerns and future growth.

Dedra has experience working with adolescents and adults from varied ethnic backgrounds and with a range of mental health challenges. She has specific experience addressing anxiety, depression, career-related difficulties, and concerns experienced by people with disabilities. Her counseling style is interactive and grounded in the cognitive behavioral therapy model, and she often includes between-session activities such as journaling, reading, art, or other methods of self-discovery and expression to reinforce learning.

She currently offers live chat sessions during the day and live video and phone sessions in the evening. Her schedule is described as flexible, and she is open to accommodating clients who need appointments at times not listed on her calendar.