Teresa Adams, LPC

Teresa Adams, LPC, is a Mississippi-based counselor who focuses on marriage, family, and relationship concerns, with special interest in how stress, anxiety, and depression can affect connection at home. She earned a B.S. in Food and Nutrition from Mississippi University for Women and completed an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary. She also brings faith-informed training as a Christian counselor, drawing on biblical education for clients who want that perspective included in their work together.

With decades of involvement in relationship-focused work and 16 years of professional experience, Teresa supports individuals, couples, and families navigating conflict, communication problems, intimacy-related issues, parenting and blended-family challenges, infidelity, and major life transitions such as divorce and separation. Her background includes continuing education in areas such as anxiety, depression, stress, conflict, communication, and sexual concerns. She is Gottman I Certified and certified to use the Prepare/Enrich and SYMBIS relationship assessments, offering structured tools that can help clarify patterns and build practical skills for healthier relating.

Teresa is comfortable asking direct, thoughtful questions when a situation is complex, while maintaining a caring, compassionate, and warm approach. As someone who has been married for 38 years and raised four children, she brings a grounded understanding of family life and the challenges that can arise. Her goal is to help clients reduce uncertainty and overwhelm so that life in the relationship and family system can feel more manageable and peaceful.