Deidre Corda

she/her

Education: MA, RP

Background: Deidre has a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has experience supporting clients with issues ranging from depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges, to Autism Spectrum Disorder and PTSD. Prior to entering the mental health field, Deidre worked as a Massage Therapist for 6 years, and blends her therapeutic and somatic knowledge to holistically address her client’s needs. Deidre is dedicated to continuing her growth as a therapist and has completed professional training in CFT, DBT, and AEDP Level 1.

Specialty: Helping individuals navigate life transitions and challenges by fostering their strengths, highlighting their resiliency, and offering support every step of the way.

Approach: Deidre will create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can develop a greater understanding of who you are, while exploring the various influences that have shaped you. She offers a combination of experiential, psychodynamic, and person-centered approaches that are tailored to each client and their unique needs. In session, Deidre utilizes somatic interventions to orient you to what is happening in your body, grounding and mindfulness skills to increase your ability to respond instead of react, as well as cognitive interventions and parts work to increase your flexibility in thinking and reduce feelings of being stuck.

Perspective: Deidre believes that successful therapy depends on a collaborative, genuine relationship between therapist and client, where you can have new experiences, gain new tools, re-write old stories, and try on new perspectives.