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Demetrius King

Therapist · Tennessee

Demetrius King

LPC, LPCC

Practical, collaborative therapy for life changes

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  • Warm respectful presence
  • Skill building focus
  • Career and coping help

About Demetrius

Demetrius King is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who brings 14 years of experience to clinical work in Tennessee. She frames therapy as practical talk and shared problem solving. Her style centers on respect, sensitivity, and compassion to help people take steps toward change.

She focuses on everyday struggles like stress and anxiety, depression, career concerns, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with addictions, grief, anger, low self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. These areas often overlap, and she helps people untangle what matters most to them.

Her approach blends attachment-based thinking, client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she helps clients notice how thoughts and patterns affect feelings and behavior. She also works on building practical skills for coping, communication, and decision making.

Demetrius treats career questions alongside emotional concerns, helping people plan next steps, weigh options, and build confidence for workplace challenges. She adapts conversations to each person's goals and pace rather than following a single template.

People who seek her out can expect a collaborative relationship where small, concrete steps are emphasized. She encourages honest talk about difficult feelings and helps translate that talk into actions that fit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina

Languages

English

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. Online sessions can be a place to notice how those patterns show up now and practice new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, reflection, and the client's pace, which can be carried over to remote conversations to make space for goals and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skill-oriented; online sessions can be used to learn thought-challenging, behavioral experiments, and concrete coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That choice can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online or remote session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people practice skills between sessions in their everyday environment. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework so progress continues whether sessions are in person or online.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and career questions, plus related life changes and caregiver strain.

What is the therapist's usual approach in sessions?

Sessions combine client-centered conversation with attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match goals and personality.

How much clinical experience does this counselor have?

The therapist has 14 years of professional experience working with people on emotional and practical life concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

The clinician holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Tennessee.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats should I expect?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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