About Terrance
Terrance Poindexter helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. He uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people find clearer thinking and more steady motivation. Terrance is an LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with 20 years of professional experience working with these concerns.
He focuses on what can be done now and next, not only on the past. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Terrance encourages people to name their strengths and use them to move forward.
How Terrance works
His work often includes techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to shift unhelpful thinking and build readiness for change. He lays out steps that feel manageable and realistic. Progress is treated as a series of small, practical changes rather than sudden fixes.
People also bring related issues like adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric matters, caregiver stress, codependency, communication or control problems, and relationship fallout such as divorce, infidelity, or jealousy. He helps people untangle guilt, shame, isolation, and difficulties with fatherhood or family roles. Terrance aims to support people as they experiment with new behaviors and rebuild confidence.
He meets clients where they are and works at a steady pace. His orientation is supportive, straightforward, and focused on real-life results.
What Terrance works with
The areas below are the ones Terrance selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Practical approaches and online care
Terrance commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into concrete patterns you can work on.He also uses Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change by exploring a person's goals and ambivalence. This method helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about taking the next step toward healthier habits.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and everyday demands. That choice is made together and can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let a therapist and client see each other and work in real time. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and can fit around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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