Wise counsel, good listener, attentive to details shared and gives room to pour out. Highly recommend
Teresa Adams, LPC
Experienced mental health professional
Provides online counseling through BetterHelp
At a glance
Teresa is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.
- 4.5 stars
- Clients are very satisfied with Teresa. View 117 reviews
- Speaks English
- Offers Telehealth visits
- Licensed in Illinois and Mississippi
Recent reviews
A good listener, sound counsel. Makes you feel heard and seen. Meets you where you are, but doesn't just tell you what you want to hear. Direct and to the point, I like that.
More about Teresa
- 15 years' experience
- Female
- LPC
Hi, my name is Teresa Adams and I am passionate about marriage, family, relationships and the problems surrounding them. I am a graduate from Mississippi University for Women, with a B.S. in Food and Nutrition and a M.A. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have been in the relationship field for over 20 years and have been a professional in the field for 10 years. I am Gottman I Certified, Prepare/Enrich Assessment Certified and SYMBIS Assessment Certified as well. I have been through me continuing education trainings in anxiety, depression, stress, conflict, communication, sexual issues and many more. In addition, my husband and I have written a marriage manual/book entitled Marriage: What To Do Before and After You Say, "I Do". When anxiety, depression and stress comes into the relationship/family, a feeling of uncertainty and hopeless erodes the mind. I want to help you eliminate the anxiety, depression, and stress in your relationship/family so life is manageable and peaceful. As a Christian counselor, with Biblical training, the answer to your problem is within your grasp.
I have been married for 38 years and have raised four children. I believe the family is the fabric of your society and without the family our society is in deep trouble. Many issues have come to me and I am not afraid to ask the hard questions to help you through a difficult time. As a wife, mother, and counselor, I am caring, compassionate and warm in my delivery to my client. I am not judgmental and nothing surprises me. I can help!!
Specialties
Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
Licenses
Teresa Adams's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356647523.
- LPC · Illinois · 178.012878 · Expires March 2025
- LPC · Mississippi · 1529 · Expires June 2025
About online counseling
- Affordable.
- Pay a low flat fee.
- Convenient.
- Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
- Available now.
- There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.
Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.
Reviews for Teresa Adams
All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.
Overall rating:
Wise counsel, good listener, attentive to details shared and gives room to pour out. Highly recommend
A good listener, sound counsel. Makes you feel heard and seen. Meets you where you are, but doesn't just tell you what you want to hear. Direct and to the point, I like that.
Great listener. She speaks life into you. Awesome woman!
Teresa Adams is a wonderful therapist. She gets to the root of the problem and suggests ways to better deal with them. I have seen great improvement in how I react to certain situations and cope with stress.
Teresa is extremely knowledgeable, approachable and while she’s understanding of my personal struggles (while providing coping mechanisms) she also holds me accountable. A therapist who can show you how to change your behavior, admit a deeper understanding of where you are making poor decisions around communication, thought processes, and handling various situations feels rare. Accountability for how you react and manage is just as important and understanding how to remove yourself from a situation where someone else is causing you harm and I am grateful for learning myself through her.
She was great
Teresa has been an encouraging and challenging voice in my life, speaking words of truth at times when they need to be spoken.
I have met with Teresa several times the past year. Teresa has been a compassionate, understanding, and supportive counsellor. She provided a safe and trusting environment for us to talk through many things. Her genuine care comes through and her faith also was very important to me. She provided good support, and suggested directions as well as some good reading to supplement the journey. Thank you, Teresa!
The steps and suggestions provided has made a tremendous impact on the way I’m handling issues that might easily result in a crisis if not enough attention is paid to it
Very kind and understanding and positive very pleased with her! GOD SEND❤️
She was a blessing to have. Gave me good advice and thoughts on my issue. I recommend her to others with marriage issues.
I thank God that I could talk to her. She was really of great help. I highly recommend her.
Talking with Teresa has been very beneficial for me. I would consider the work that I did with her regarding my relationship with my mother a breakthrough that has permanently improved my thoughts and attitudes. I appreciate her incorporation of scripture and Biblical principles to address everyday problems.
I trust her
Teresa is very wise and knowledgeable. She helped me a lot and I would highly recommend her.
Teresa is knowledgeable, compassionate, and available. Top notch person and counselor.
Teresa was kind and knowledgeable. She listened to me without judgement and very quickly was able to alleviate some of my concerns and gave me very sound advice. I would not hesitate to recommend her!
I found Teresa's style and approach very approachable and understanding. She offers real-life advice based on her own experience and experiences as a therapist. I think she is as much professional as she is approachable and I appreciate that she asks good questions! I highly recommend her.
Teresa is a good listener. She gently, but firmly pushes you to examine things that you may have been avoiding looking at. She also has done a good job of encouraging me to look at my situation through a Biblical lens.
Teresa is a lovely woman and has helped me so much with dealing with my anxiety. I definitely would recommend her as a councilor.
I think she is good at what she does.
Since we got help from our counselor Teresa, my husband and I understand each other much better that before. She is wise and knows in what areas we need to grow more as a couple. The fact that she is a Christian counselor is a big plus.
Ms. Adams provides the insight and help that I need! Always offering perspectives that are thoughtful and unique to my specific journey. I’m very very satisfied with the counselling I’m getting!
Going through therapy with Teresa has been so helpful for me. I enjoy our sessions, and they lead to a lot of clarity in my life. I would definitely recommend seeking out Teresa's guidance.
I adore her. She is so knowledgeable, trustworthy, calm, kind, and wonderful. She’s exactly what I was hoping for
Teresa has been so helpful in managing my depressive and anxious waves. It's important to be held accountable for how we respond to our own emotions and behaviours to encourage the best versions of ourselves and coping mechanisms instead of blaming daily interactions or situations which are out of our control and Teresa and help me to take this responsibility on and I can rely on her to make me feel in control. I believe she understands me and does not enable my behaviours which may lead to a poor state of mind. Always available, has never canceled on me and always understood when I've had to cancel last minute. Couldn't recommend her more!
I worked with Teresa for a year and she helped me improve many aspects of life by giving me understanding and tools to deal with difficult emotions and challenging situations. It has been a great journey and i’ve become a happier person as a result of our sessions.
Always a helpful and motivating session.
Teresa is a warm, welcoming and professional therapist. I'm so glad that I've had her as my counselor, for the 2cyrs and been part of my healing journey. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone else who is seeking counseling support. Thankyou
I've facing the same problems over 2 years and teresa helped me get over things I couldn't help doing myself, So, Teresa is highly recommended.
Great therapist!
Teresa has been really helpful for me to discuss my mental health and my relationships with others - I think it’s important to have someone that can recognize which behaviors or reactions are warranted vs. where I need to be accountable for changing my mindset or owning where I may self sabotaging. It’s always easy to have an excuse in why we feel strongly, but having someone guide you to understanding how to cope and change perspectives is important to feel progress. She has a good understanding of depression and anxiety, and I feel like I’ve been matched appropriately for the help I’ve needed.
My Therapist, Teresa, was just great! I live in a different country and time difference is huge. She worked according to my time zone, which was great! She is so professional. I could talk to her for hours. I was not feeling great about myself and honestly, she made me feel very important and made me realize my worth. I am now doing very well. Staying positive and keeping myself busy. Thanks to Teresa.
Teresa is a really good listener.. non judgemental and easy going
Glad I found her
Mrs. Adams was very easy to talk to. She wasn’t judgmental and she offered solid recommendations and coping skills to help with my concerns. She fit the perfect profile of the therapist I was seeking. I am very pleased with her!
Teresa is professional and respectful of you and your concerns! She’s incredibly nice and humble, she takes the time to know you as a person and takes the appropriate steps to help guide you through any issues.
Ms. Adams is a mature, discerning therapist that listens and gives good advice. She is also has a Christ-centered approach.
I have been communicating with Teresa for a short time but in that time she has been kind,knowledgeable, discerning, and over all helpful. She seems to have the experience and skills needed to listen and learn about situations and help make calls to better navigate the them.
I am grateful and thankful to have Teresa as my counselor. She knows exactly when and on what I need for my support at the time.
I feel fortunate that I chose BetterHelp app and connect to my therapist Teresa. Often I felt ashamed of my complicated feelings and thoughts, because of previous experiences that ended up hurting more, but not feeling better after opening up and sharing my feelings. Teresa helps you realize what is the main problem for you to think about and identify the possible solutions to work on. She is honest and fair.
Teresa has been one of my biggest supports in the recovery from a 20 year long relationship. She is very experienced in marriage counselling and understanding. I strongly recommend her.
Teresa is very knowledgeable, she is very kind and shows concern! She has been very helpful as we continue service weight loss journey! I plan on continuing with her possibly through weight loss surgery or maybe not not sure⁉️
I am so grateful for Teresa, she is a very kind individual who has offered us practical advice, tasks and words of wisdom. Teresa has challenged us to be better whilst simultaneously showing her support, encouragement and understanding to us. It has been so refreshing to speak with Teresa as she offers her advice from a balanced unbiased perspective as well as from years experience in a successful marriage. We have indeed benefited from Teresa’s counselling!
Teresa is very considerate and understanding. I loved talking to her.
Teresa is simply lovely, she listens with discernment, believes in you and encourages your progress. I highly recommend her services
Teresa is a wonderful counselor! She is very dedicated to her work and provided me with so many wonderful tools to cope with my mental hardships. She was able to give clinical advice as well as spiritual advice. I definitely recommend her if you are looking for a counselor willing to understand who you are as a person!
Teresa is very professional, compassionate, knowledgeable, has a good understanding of a complex situation, very good listener and empathy.
The first time I used BetterHelp, Teresa was a breath of fresh air that I seriously needed when navigating a rough patch in my life. She offers more objective advice on what to do/not do when life hits the fan, and she gave me effective coping mechanisms for taking care of myself.
Teresa was very helpful with my difficulties and she was able to guide my thoughts towards a more positive light. I’m very lucky to have met her.
Teresa, was very supportive and helpful. Very professional and experienced. As a Christian, I found her wisdom and non judgment wonderful. God bless you Teresa.
Teresa is an excellent therapist I can't recommend anyone better... Which is why I have chosen to come back to her.... She listens well all the qualities you look in a therapist. It has helped me open to her and easy to talk to... I have manged to work through exercises which has helped me and see things in healthier way.
Teresa has been professional, but warm and friendly and provided a safe environment for me to be open
Working with Teresa was a wonderful experience. She's very kind, warm, supportive, understanding, and respectful. In each session that I had with her, I tried her advice and I could observe changes in my life for the better and my wellbeing level increased. After a few sessions, I already began to feel that she's like a very close friend. I would highly recommend her to anyone who would like to have a kind therapist!
Teresa is great. The advice that she's given has been really helpful for dealing with a turbulent relationship. She was a pleasure to speak with on a weekly basis.
Teresa has a warm, compassionate, caring heart. She addressed good reflection questions to help me reflect on the issue at the time. She spent time listening with genuine empathy. She is also a great encourager. I like her openness and professional approach without compromising her friendliness. I feel she understands well my diverse background and the complexity of my life issues being part of a minority people group. I respect her Christian faith belief and viewpoint which helps me with my own spiritual journey. I am thankful for Teresa's expertise and knowledge in helping me on my journey of recovering and healing.
Teresa is great.
Only on my second session and I have already seen improvements in my mental state.
Very understanding and personable. She helped me create a good foundation to learn how to cope and heal from my past traumas/ abusive relationship.
Teresa Adams has been a great help in my recovery from my husband death. She gave me some information to get group counselling. Great listener and gives excellent advise. If I come back I would defiantly ask for Teresa.
Very good counselor. She asks the right questions! Teresa is direct but respectful and I value my sessions with her!
I am pleased to have met Teresa and we seem to gel along well. She is a positive person and I have felt that the suggestions that she has made were good and I have followed them. I feel I can express myself and my worries to her and am happy with her approach to my problems
She helped me greatly back in 2018 and I’m back for more!
She fantastic. I highly recommend.
I was starting to feel really overwhelmed by a plethora of different circumstances in my life, Teresa was a great help. She is calm and listened to what I was going through. Teresa helped me organize my thoughts and I’m very grateful.
Teresa has been such a good listening ear and knows the right balance of guiding with good questions and listening when I just need to unload. I have had some bad experiences with counselors in the past and I'm so thankful to have found someone who really gets me and helps me be content in who I am now while still growing into who I want to be.
Speaking to to Teresa has helped me in such a short amount of time. From our first session she just made me feel so comfortable and I opened up with ease. She is able to give me perspective on situations from a positive new angle. I look forward to speaking to her every week!
Ms. Teresa has always understood my problems and provided me with a suitable suggestion to overcome it.
Teresa has been supportive helpful and constructive with us during the last five months. We like working with her and respect her advice and encouragement.
Teresa is a great listener. Patient, kind and completely non-judgmental. She gives the absolute best advice and helped with my anxiety, overthinking and people-pleasing tendencies.
Teresa has helped me so much with my life all while being half way across the world. She’s very good in giving a Christians perspective and others the best help for those who need life changing guidance.
Teresa is easy to talk to, a great listener, and really takes time to understand what my needs are. She responds to my journal entries every day, really gives me individualized help, and has taken the time to get to know me and my needs. It's so good having her to talk to!
Teresa has such a soothing voice and she‘s a great listener. She always offers ideas to help with situations or feelings I‘m dealing with. I love about her that whole she‘s listening and trying to help, she also talks about herself and similar experiences. That makes me feel like I‘m not alone with my feelings and other people go through the same things I go through, even counselors. She‘s a very sweet woman and she has that mother aura around her, which makes it even more comfortable to talk to her. I always feel like I‘m talking to my aunt, that‘s the kind of trust level she‘s already established after only several weeks of communicating with her.
She's knowledgeable, empathetic, and doesn't give pat answers.
Teresa always gives sensible and wise advice. She's supportive and also welcoming, warm and feels familiar which added to her wide knowledge is an enormous benefit.
Teresa is so assuring I always feel that I can cope better after talking with her our conversations has been a big help in my healing journey
Teresa is great. She listens to me and responds to my journal and advises me what to do.
Teresa is wonderful. I highly recommend her.
So far we've only had two sessions. I have enjoyed them but I am anxious to learn more.
I have experienced many difficult situations in the last year and being able to speak to someone who is not connected to the issues was very helpful. I believe Teresa Adams was instrumental in the decisions that I was making. Mrs. Adams is a wonderful counselor/therapist. She is kind and I believe she really cared about the issues I am facing. She gave educated responses to difficult problems.
Excellent at listening to what I have to say and then asking to find out what I need to realize.
Teresa is very supportive and provides tools to help improve your outlook on life. She also helps to ground me whenever I have irrational thoughts.
Teresa was fantastic! She helped me see a way through to a solution to help me with my anxiety that I was unable to see at the time.
Teresa is very compassionate and listens to me. I would recommend her to anyone needing to talk out their feelings.
Teresa has been a great listening ear when I needed it the most. She has remained neutral to my issues, and ultimately gives me a bit of comfort in letting me know that I've got a firmer grasp on life and its issues than I previously believed.
Teresa is insightful and professional in manner. Her advice is very helpful and I always feel happier after talking with her. She’s a wonderful counsellor!
Teresa was always prompt and attentive. Did a thorough job or really trying to understand me.
Mrs. Adams is a thoughtful counselor who truly listens to her patients. She helps you see your situaton differently. I highly recommend her.
Talking to Teresa helps clear cluttered thoughts in my mind. She has the ability to talk sense and logic into you in the most gentle and supportive way. I simply love communicating with her.
I love her understanding of my concerns.
Teresa is the type of councilor with whom one can really let you hair down and shoulders soften. A good listener with a gift for deep understanding. A real gem!
Thank you for your kindness and patience and your ability to listen and make me dig deep to understand myself.
She is wonderful! She makes me feel so much better.
Teresa has given me both sides of my own argument, which is what I'd hoped for. I doubt that face to face would be much more beneficial in my case & I'm very pleased to have found this online service. While I remain in two minds about my own issues, both of those minds are glad to be here.
Teresa is a warm, understanding and knowledgeable counsellor. She has the ability to tap into your worries very quickly and with ease. I find it extremely easy to talk openly with her. She’s a rare find!
Very good
Teresa’s care for her clients is so prevalent. She responds to my text at all times of day. She stays with me through text as I am sometimes struggling and walks me through the situation until I feel better. She does not judge but shows understanding no matter where I’m at or what I’ve done. It has been a huge blessing for me to have Teresa as my counselor.
After not being able to connect with my first councillor, I viewed a few profiles and chose Teresa. Can I just say she’s amazing. She has such a nice homely comfort vibe when you speak to her. I end up expressing all my concerns and waddling on to her because of how comfortable I feel. She shares her wisdom from her life experience and also her own expertise. She’s an amazing listener, great advice giver and her main focus is always YOU and how you can make yourself more happy as well as giving tips on how to solve the problems you’re encountering. She does not give false hope, where she feels a situation cannot necessarily be resolved straight away she will say ‘ this may take time but here’s what you can do meanwhile to focus on yourself and also ease the situation’. Whenever I would have problems she would reply within hours while the situation is still occurring and her advice would give me reassurance and will power to keep going forward and not have low self esteem. It’s amazing how it flips the situation and makes a big problem seem lighter. Thanks Teresa you’re ace!
Teresa is a very supportive counsellor with great advice. She has been extremely accommodating in working around time especially when I have had to cancel last minute. As soon as I started counselling with Teresa I felt comfortable and at ease.
I have only had two sessions with Teresa, but they have been life changing for me because I feel no judgement and she gives good advice.
I was very happy to be matched with Teresa, after changing counselors once. I met her after a difficult time when my ex-husband died. I felt lost and really didn’t want to burden my friends, family and current partner with my grief. Teresa was there for me; always messaged back promptly and took the initiative to set up video sessions. I didn’t feel I was bothering her and she always gave me a long time to talk each week. Teresa really listened, took notes, and reviewed our past sessions and my history when appropriate. She sent me relaxation techniques and targets to meet as well. It was really an honor to meet Teresa, as my counselor and someone who I can trust and confide in. Thank you so much for your time, Teresa. I very much recommend Teresa Adams as a counselor to anyone with suffers from any kind of anxiety, stress or loneliness.
Teresa Adam’s counselling helped me a lot.
I have had 2 sessions with Ms. Adams, She made me feel very comfortable talking to her. It was easy for me to open up to her. She really helped me figure out what aspects of my life to focus on, and got me started with it. Thank you Ms. Adams!
I have had two sessions with Teresa and I feel like I have already taken a couple of steps forward in dealing with my depression. She is very supportive and kind, and does her best to understand my point of view and help me counter my negative thoughts.
Teresa has been such a great listener! I feel at ease to talk about anything. That's precious! She magically brings in the right question or worksheet that I need to figure out what's going on or get going. I highly recommend Teresa Adams and BetterHelp!
Teresa is an excellent listener, and she's the best counselor I've ever had. I think she's very professional and knowledgeable, and she tries to understand everything I was telling her. I feel really lucky to have had her as a counselor!
Teresa was a treasure. I had a few sessions with her on my depression and I immediately felt the difference. She is so positive, as she says also "nothing surprises her", so she knows best what advice to offer. I'm so thankful!
Teresa was great. She helped me work through my anxiety for 2 months and i felt much better speaking to someone who was listening to me and giving me advice. I could message her as well anytime if I felt like i needed to speak to someone.
Mrs. Adams was so sweet during our live chats. She understood me and help me sort things out. She also pushed me to be better for myself. I really enjoyed talking to her.
I have enjoyed our conversations, the prayers, and sound advice! She has truly been a blessing to me during my difficult times.
Teresa Adams?! A great listener and adviser. A very positive and inspiring person reflected even through writings. It is like a light in the end of the tunnel for me.
I love taking to Teresa, she is great!
Teresa is awesome. She provides practical steps for your problems.
Mrs. Teresa Adams is very professional. I was very pleased with our initial session and I am looking forward to our next session.
Teresa has been very helpful, in my process of overcoming sadness and extreme fear, in a week of counseling she gave me some advices that made me feel much better, I totally recommend her.
Teresa, has been extremely helpful and understanding of our situation and continues to work with us to help us find the answers and solutions we need. Her patience and empathy should be commended. I can't say enough about how appreciative we are for her help.
Teresa Adams is wonderful. She helped me process my thoughts and guided me through a difficult time. She reminded me of my worth and made me feel that I am special. I wanted to thank her personally. So to Mrs. Teresa Adams, thank you so much.
Frequently asked questions
Does Teresa Adams offer telehealth visits?
Yes. Teresa Adams works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.
What language(s) does Teresa Adams speak?
Teresa Adams speaks English.
How many years of experience does Teresa Adams have?
Teresa Adams has 15 years of experience.
Where is Teresa Adams licensed to practice?
Teresa Adams is licensed to practice in Illinois and Mississippi.
Does Teresa Adams accept clients outside of the United States?
Yes, Teresa Adams accepts clients outside of the United States.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?
Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."
What treatment approaches does Teresa Adams offer?
Teresa Adams offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Gottman Method.
How can I communicate with Teresa Adams?
Teresa Adams can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.
How do I get started with Teresa Adams?
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