Deedra Ivie, LPC

Deedra Ivie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people access the resilience they already possess and bring it into clearer view. She listens for the unique influences of a person’s upbringing and life circumstances, using that context to tailor a path forward that fosters measurable progress and greater calm.

Deedra commonly applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, guiding people to name the precise feelings they are experiencing and trace them back to the thoughts that produce those emotions. Once those thoughts are identified, she works collaboratively to reframe thinking and introduce coping skills that can provide relief during intense emotional moments.

When emotions feel more extreme, Deedra uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaching the stages of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. She often begins with distress tolerance and mindfulness to create immediate relief, then supports people as they learn to recognize and manage emotions and to relate to others in healthier ways.

She earned a Masters in Counseling from Colorado Christian University and has worked in community mental health centers, treatment facilities, and a private practice. Outside of her professional life she is married and homeschools four children. Much of her free time is spent outdoors with family and on their small homestead, which includes pigs, goats, dogs, chickens, bees, and a garden.

Deedra welcomes the opportunity to learn more about each person’s story and to explore how her experience with CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based strategies may support meaningful change.