- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Deana
Deana Steele is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 21 years of experience in Colorado. She helps people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, or parenting and family concerns. Her work focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier in day-to-day life.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to look at patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. She listens for recurring themes, then tries out small changes that build confidence over time.
Background and approach
Deana often helps parents manage the emotional strain that comes with raising children and the family conflicts that can follow. She also supports young adults and individuals coping with mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, personality challenges, and effects of traumatic brain injury. Her style is compassionate and goal-oriented.
She aims to translate clinical ideas into simple strategies that fit busy lives. People can expect clear language, gentle challenges, and homework that feels doable between sessions. Deana practices in Colorado and offers several online session formats to accommodate different schedules.
She works in English and brings two decades of experience to each appointment.
What Deana works with
Everything Deana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Deana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Deana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on observable change and practical skills. One common approach she employs involves behavioral strategies that target unwanted habits and compulsive actions by breaking them into manageable steps and practicing alternatives. This helps with obsessive-compulsive patterns and control issues.She also uses mood-focused techniques that help people track and shift thought and behavior patterns contributing to depression and anxiety. These methods include short exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build routines that support emotional stability. Both approaches are aimed at clear, measurable goals and small actions between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client’s needs, goals, and daily routine. Clients and therapist collaborate on what feels most useful and adjust over time as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical advantages for busy families and individuals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text messaging supports shorter check-ins and ongoing between-session contact. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a real-life schedule.
Questions people ask about Deana
What issues does Deana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, family problems, and parenting strain. Additional focuses include mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and traumatic brain injury effects.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is compassionate and practical. She looks for patterns, offers clear feedback, and suggests small, doable changes to build progress over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience practicing as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado.
What credential and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.
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