About Teresa
Teresa Syversen is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience in behavioral health and addictions. She practices on the Oregon Coast and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and substance use concerns. Teresa is attentive to histories of trauma or emotional abuse and treats those experiences with care.
Her sessions are described as warm and interactive. She listens closely and adjusts conversations to match each person's needs.
How Teresa works
Teresa aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can take small steps toward change. Teresa uses several practical approaches during sessions. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the person's lead and build trust.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different behaviors. When needed, she brings in skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage strong emotions and improve coping. She also uses motivational interviewing skills to support people making changes around addiction or difficult habits.
Trauma-focused methods guide work for those who have experienced abuse or overwhelming events. Teresa tailors what she offers to each person rather than using a single plan for everyone. Sessions typically focus on clear, doable steps.
Teresa helps people set goals, try new strategies between meetings, and adjust plans as progress unfolds. Her approach is collaborative and practical, aimed at making daily life more manageable and meaningful.
Teresa lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Teresa works with
The areas below are the ones Teresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person's concerns. It helps build trust and lets the therapist shape sessions around what matters most to the person, which can make video or chat conversations feel more personal. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for changing patterns; it's useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily problems and works well in short exercises during calls or messages.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Teresa will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made or new challenges arise, and adjustments are made jointly in session.
Online therapy offers a range of ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options increase flexibility, help fit sessions into busy schedules, and let people use the format that best suits their routine and comfort level.
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