
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
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Trauma and PTSD
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
- 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
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Couples Services