- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Deanna
Deanna Abraham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people dealing with parenting stress, anxiety, mood changes, grief, or struggles with addiction and self-esteem. She speaks plain language and focuses on practical steps parents can use between sessions to feel steadier at home.
She sees each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them.
Background and approach
Sessions often include setting clear goals, trying new ways to handle strong emotions, and practicing skills to reduce overwhelm. Techniques come from approaches like cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based strategies that help clarify values and change unhelpful thinking. Deanna trained and worked across different levels of care before practicing independently.
She previously worked as an associate certified Applied Behavioral Analyst, which informs her eye for practical behavior change. That background helps when addressing adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, or controlling patterns that cause family strain. Her work also addresses trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic sexual behaviors.
She brings motivational interviewing and dialectical behavior ideas to help people stay motivated and manage intense feelings without acting on them. Deanna practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Many clients use a mix of short check-ins and longer sessions to maintain progress and handle life transitions like career shifts or parenting challenges.
What Deanna works with
Everything Deanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Deanna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deanna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Deanna commonly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage parenting strain and emotional symptoms. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clarify personal values and teaches simple practices to act in line with those values even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood.She treats approach selection as a team decision. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before choosing techniques. That lets sessions stay focused on what the client wants to change and on practical steps to reach those goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief updates or ongoing support between longer appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep momentum over time.
Questions people ask about Deanna
What concerns does Deanna focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and parenting-related strain among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She uses practical exercises, values clarification, and skills practice to make daily life more manageable.
How much experience does she have?
Deanna has 15 years of experience and has worked across multiple levels of care prior to independent practice.
What credentials and region does she have?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Texas and practices in that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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