About me

About Me

Keep your mind healthy with me!

Hello! My name is Deidra-Ann Leiba-Masese , LPC-S, M.Div. and I believe in the “Three B’s”

  • Be heard!
  • Be encouraged!
  • Be empowered!

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (License No.75305-TX) and supervisor serving in private practice here in Arlington, Texas.

I have spent several years working in Pastoral Ministry, providing Christian counseling. During this time, I felt a strong need to go back to school and obtain a Masters in Professional Counseling, to be better equipped to serve my community.

Education

  • Master’s in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona (2015)
  • Masters of Divinity degree from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan (2007)
  • Bachelor’s in Theology with a minor Chaplaincy & Counseling from Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama (2005)

In my practice, I draw from a wealth of knowledge. I am an immigrant from the Caribbean, raised in the America—have lived on the East Coast, the Mid-West, the South, and have been immersed in various Africa cultures. Within my own life, I’ve faced the trauma of losing both of my parents within a five-year period, then the joy of being married and becoming a mother of two, all while caring for family members with mental health issues, and leading a 400-member congregation.

I decided to start my own private practice to help people in Arlington, TX—because I understand that life is difficult and can present challenges, questions, feelings, and thoughts beyond our abilities to process and cope with alone.

I have a passion for working in collaboration with people of all ages to provide a safe therapeutic space to explore your strengths, challenges, relationships and to ultimately help you achieve your goals.

Whatever your concerns are; whether it’s stress, family issues, feeling down, life transitions, needing individual or couples counseling-Center for Hope Counseling is here to help!

I believe that your story is important and what you have to say matters, and I look forward to beginning a conversation together.

Specialties

  • Marital and Premarital
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Christian Counseling
  • Counseling Supervision
Issues

  • Coping Skills
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Thinking Disorders
Types of Therapy

  • Christian Counseling
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
Modality

  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Couples Services

Schedule a Consultation

916-750-5295
Center for Hope Counseling

P.O Box 542481

Grand Prairie, TX 75054

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