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Deloris Curry

Therapist
36 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Physical health issues, Men's issues, Identity issues
  • Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

Whatever you're carrying into our first session — grief, relationship strain, old trauma, anxiety that won't quiet down — I want you to know you don't have to have it figured out before we begin. Stability isn't something you earn at the end of a long journey. It can start today, in a single conversation. That's the whole idea behind my practice.

I work with adults and seniors, individuals, couples, and families. And I'm deeply committed to making therapy financially accessible, because the people who need support most shouldn't be priced out of it.

I'm a Black therapist and a Christian woman, and both of those things shape how I show up. If faith is woven into your life, we can absolutely work within that framework. If it isn't, that's completely fine too — what matters is that you feel met where you actually are.

My approach to therapy

I'm client-centered, which means your goals set the direction and we move at your pace. But I'm not a passive presence. I ask the questions that get underneath the surface — because surface-level conversation rarely changes anything.

Depending on what you're navigating, I draw on a range of approaches — and I'll always explain what I'm using and why:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — if you notice your own thinking pulling you backward, we'll work together to interrupt those patterns and build new ones. This is especially helpful for anxiety, depression, and persistent negative self-talk.
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — for people who are tired of waiting to feel better before they can start living. ACT helps you move forward even when the pain is still present.
  • Trauma-Focused CBT and somatic approaches — if you're carrying trauma in your body as much as your mind, we work with both. You don't have to relive everything to heal from it.
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — for couples and families, this approach gets underneath the arguments to the attachment needs driving them. It's practical and it works.

I also bring something no certification covers: 36 years of sitting with people through some of the hardest chapters of their lives — community mental health, inpatient psychiatry, elder care, child protective services, private practice. Whatever you're bringing in, I've likely been close to it before, and I won't be rattled by it.

What you can expect from me

I'll start by listening — really listening, not rushing toward a diagnosis or a plan. I want to understand not just the presenting issue, but everything around it: the patterns you've noticed, what's helped before, what hasn't. By the end of our first session, you'll have a clear sense of what we'd be working toward together — and an honest read on whether I'm the right fit for you.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Solution Oriented, Empowering, Direct

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    36 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at Wayne State University, Other - Masters at University of Phoenix
  • License type
    LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) (Michigan)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Curative, Priority Health

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Depression, Cultural & ethnic issues, Physical health issues, Men's issues, Identity issues
  • More specialties
    Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family issues, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, End of life care, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Trauma, PTSD, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Behavioral, Seeking Safety, Strength-Based, Somatic, Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD), Trauma Focused CBT, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD, Relational, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavior Management, Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Strategic Family Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Problem-Solving Therapy (PST), Attachment Based
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English