Deirdre Kuvaas(She/Her/Hers)

Deirdre Kuvaas, LPCC, LADC, LCMHC, is the founder of Inner World Counseling Services, PLLC. She specializes in working with "high-functioning" adults—the fixers and peacemakers who are exhausted by the pressure to always have it together. Her clients are often successful on the outside but struggle internally with a "people-pleasing" reflex and a loud inner critic that makes setting boundaries feel impossible.

The therapeutic approach at Inner World is candid and direct. Deirdre rejects "lame affirmations" and empty platitudes in favor of evidence-based, active work. She utilizes EMDR and CPT to help clients move past "talking in circles." By focusing on the childhood roots of current anxiety and trauma, she helps clients dismantle old survival habits that were once necessary but are now causing burnout.

With an extensive background in both anxiety, trauma and addiction recovery, Deirdre provides a grounded, practical perspective on healing. She treats these struggles as survival strategies rather than personality flaws. Her goal is to provide a space where clients can stop performing and start living without the weight of chronic guilt or the need to be "perfect."

Inner World Counseling Services, PLLC is a 100% virtual practice serving clients in Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, and North Dakota. By offering secure video sessions, Deirdre eliminates the need for a commute, allowing busy professionals to prioritize deep work from a private, comfortable space. She is currently accepting new adult clients for teletherapy.