About Dedra
Dedra McIntosh is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. She practices in Florida and uses straightforward, practical approaches to help clients feel steadier and more connected. She focuses on real-life problems like communication breakdowns, caregiver strain, and feelings of emptiness or guilt.
Dedra also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, attachment concerns, and eating or food-related struggles.
How Dedra works
Her work addresses both emotional symptoms and the everyday patterns that keep problems going. Her style blends several evidence-based methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on connection and bonding in close relationships. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Dedra helps people notice what matters to them, set small steps, and practice new ways of responding between appointments.
She also supports people with first responder stress, domestic violence trauma, and dependent or avoidant personality concerns. With three years of clinical experience as an LCSW, Dedra aims to make therapy clear and usable. The process is collaborative - she works alongside each person to find what helps most in their daily life.
Dedra lists 15 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Dedra works with
The areas below are the ones Dedra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck because it focuses on small, practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns such as avoidance or negative self-talk.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods together to see what fits best. That collaboration helps tailor sessions so exercises and techniques match real-life situations and personal preferences.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work when a quieter line is needed or bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be useful for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, or busy schedules, and they allow people to keep continuity of care even when life changes.
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