If you or your teen feel stuck in a difficult season, Didi may be a good fit. You may be carrying grief after a divorce or major life transition. You may also feel anxious, disconnected, or unsure of who you are beyond the roles you’ve always filled. Teens may struggle with school stress, friendships, family changes, or finding their place in the world. Didi brings warmth, compassion, and steadiness into each session. As a result, clients feel safe, understood, and encouraged. She works with teens and adults navigating trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, grief, and significant life transitions. She also enjoys helping clients rediscover a stronger sense of self and move forward with hope and confidence.
Didi’s approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that healing happens through authentic connection. With more than 20 years of experience as a school counselor, she understands the unique emotional needs of adolescents while supporting adults through seasons of change. She blends practical tools with compassionate insight to help clients regulate emotions, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and better understand themselves. Drawing from attachment-based, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and somatic approaches, Didi helps clients challenge limiting beliefs and experience meaningful growth. Whether supporting a teen searching for confidence and belonging or an adult rebuilding after loss or transition, Didi offers a calm, supportive presence and genuine hope for healing.
For clients who desire it, Didi offers Christian counseling. She thoughtfully integrates Biblical truth, prayer, and faith while honoring each client’s values and pace. She is passionate about helping clients replace false beliefs with truth, discover renewed purpose, and experience greater freedom and hope. At the same time, she warmly welcomes clients of all backgrounds and beliefs, creating an environment where every person feels respected, accepted, and cared for.
If you or your teen feel stuck in a difficult season, Didi may be a good fit. You may be carrying grief after a divorce or major life transition. You may also feel anxious, disconnected, or unsure of who you are beyond the roles you’ve always filled. Teens may struggle with school stress, friendships, family changes, or finding their place in the world. Didi brings warmth, compassion, and steadiness into each session. As a result, clients feel safe, understood, and encouraged. She works with teens and adults navigating trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, grief, and significant life transitions. She also enjoys helping clients rediscover a stronger sense of self and move forward with hope and confidence.
Didi’s approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that healing happens through authentic connection. With more than 20 years of experience as a school counselor, she understands the unique emotional needs of adolescents while supporting adults through seasons of change. She blends practical tools with compassionate insight to help clients regulate emotions, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and better understand themselves. Drawing from attachment-based, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and somatic approaches, Didi helps clients challenge limiting beliefs and experience meaningful growth. Whether supporting a teen searching for confidence and belonging or an adult rebuilding after loss or transition, Didi offers a calm, supportive presence and genuine hope for healing.
For clients who desire it, Didi offers Christian counseling. She thoughtfully integrates Biblical truth, prayer, and faith while honoring each client’s values and pace. She is passionate about helping clients replace false beliefs with truth, discover renewed purpose, and experience greater freedom and hope. At the same time, she warmly welcomes clients of all backgrounds and beliefs, creating an environment where every person feels respected, accepted, and cared for.
Adults
Teens
Struggling Teens
Adults Navigating Divorce
Divorce Recovery
Teen Counseling
Identity & Sense of Self
Anxiety Depression Grief & Loss Trauma School Stress Bullying/Peer Relationships Family Conflict & Changes Foster Care & Adoption-Related Challenges Emotional Regulation Self-Esteem Suicidal Ideation Life Transitions Stress Management
Traditional Talk Therapy
Trauma Informed
Attachment-Based
Somatic-Focused
Biblical Christian Counseling
$110/hr
6891 N Oracle Rd #155 Tucson, AZ 85705
Thursdays 1-7pm
Saturdays 12-3
LAC-22862 AZ Licensed Associate Counselor
MA Master of Education in Professional School Counseling
BA Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Post-Master's Certificate in Trauma (GCU)
Under the Clinical Supervision
Deirdre “Didi” Coleman, LAC believes every person has the capacity to heal, grow, and move forward, regardless of what their past or present circumstances may look like. Life has a way of changing us. Sometimes those changes come through divorce, grief, an empty nest, career shifts, or unexpected loss. Other times they happen more quietly, leaving you wondering who you are after years of caring for everyone else. Didi enjoys walking alongside adults as they navigate life’s difficult transitions with compassion, steadiness, and hope. She believes seasons of change, while painful, can also become opportunities to rediscover your identity, strengthen your relationships, and move toward a more meaningful future.
Didi also has a heart for working with teens who are trying to find their place in the world. Adolescence can bring anxiety, friendship struggles, family changes, academic pressure, and uncertainty about the future. With more than 20 years of experience as a school counselor, Didi understands the emotional and developmental challenges teens face every day. She creates a safe, encouraging environment where adolescents can express themselves honestly, build confidence, develop healthy coping skills, and grow into a stronger sense of self.
Many of the adults Didi works with find themselves asking, “Who am I now?” after years of investing in a marriage, raising children, building a career, or caring for others. Major life changes often require us to grieve what was while learning to embrace what comes next. Didi believes these seasons, though painful, can become opportunities to discover new strengths, healthier relationships, and a deeper sense of purpose. She walks alongside clients with compassion and hope as they rebuild a life that feels authentic and fulfilling.
Healing often begins by understanding the experiences that shaped us. Didi approaches therapy from an attachment-based, trauma-informed perspective, recognizing that our earliest relationships often influence how we view ourselves, others, and the world around us. She integrates cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and somatic interventions to help clients regulate emotions, strengthen resilience, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and create healthier patterns for the future. Her style is warm, relational, and practical, offering both compassionate support and tools clients can use long after therapy ends.
For clients who desire it, Didi offers Christian counseling that thoughtfully integrates Biblical truth into the therapeutic process. She is passionate about helping clients examine false beliefs that may have developed through painful experiences and replace them with truth, hope, and a renewed understanding of their worth. Whether you are exploring your faith, rebuilding after loss, or simply looking for a safe place to heal, Didi provides an accepting space where you can be fully known, genuinely supported, and encouraged toward lasting change.
Every person carries a story, and that story shapes the way they see themselves. Over time, painful experiences, disappointments, or unhealthy relationships can leave people believing they are defined by failure, loss, or the expectations of others. Didi enjoys helping clients separate who they are from what they’ve experienced so they can develop a stronger sense of self rooted in truth, resilience, and hope.