- relationship conflict
- communication skills
- guilt and shame
About Makeba
Makeba Terrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and intimacy-related issues. Her work also includes compassion fatigue, anger, and other challenges that affect daily life.
She helps people manage conflict and improve communication in long-term intimate relationships. She offers counseling for marital, pre-marital, and post-marital concerns and supports individuals working through separation or divorce. Makeba also addresses infidelity, commitment worries, and codependency in ways that emphasize practical steps and clearer conversations.
Clients come for help with grief and loss, caregiver stress, cancer-related adjustment, and issues related to abandonment or attachment. She also sees people dealing with disruptive mood patterns such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), and first responder stress. Her approach centers on concrete skills and conversation, not labels or vague promises.
Makeba frames sessions around communication problems, control issues, and forgiveness or guilt and shame when those feelings affect relationships or daily functioning. She works with people coping with life changes and low motivation and supports rebuilding confidence and self-esteem through steady, actionable work.
Practicality shapes her sessions. She adapts conversations and plans to the person in front of her. If someone is ready to begin, she asks them to use the matching and scheduling tools to set a first appointment and start with a short intake conversation.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Makeba uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work with relationships and mood concerns. One common approach focuses on communication skills - teaching clearer ways to express needs and respond to a partner so conflict is easier to manage. This helps with intimacy issues, commitment worries, and recurring arguments. Another approach emphasizes coping skills for mood and stress. That involves short, practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and caregiver burnout so people can handle daily responsibilities and make steadier choices. These techniques are useful for grief, compassion fatigue, and emotional regulation challenges. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client look at the symptoms, goals, and preferences and agree on which techniques to try. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress or new challenges appear. Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, remote sessions reduce travel time, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in when time is limited, and video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when that helps progress. These practical benefits help therapy fit around work, family, and other commitments rather than requiring a major schedule change.Areas of expertise
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship problems, grief, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and intimacy-related issues, plus related concerns like abandonment, codependency, and infidelity.
How does she approach therapy and sessions?
Her style focuses on practical conversation and skills for clearer communication and managing emotions. Sessions center on actionable steps rather than abstract theory.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as a counselor addressing relationship and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.