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Aleta (Deonne) O'Quinn

Therapist focused on steady, practical support

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Aleta

Aleta (Deonne) O'Quinn is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and issues around self-esteem. Aleta emphasizes practical steps and steady support rather than quick fixes.

She aims to make therapy understandable and usable for busy parents and adults facing change. Her style leans toward warm, client-centered work that listens first and offers tools second.

Background and approach

Aleta uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and on Emotionally-Focused Therapy for relationship concerns. Sessions commonly include straightforward skill building, problem-solving, and time to talk through painful experiences.

She helps people improve communication, set boundaries, and cope with life transitions in realistic ways. Parents who are worried about stress, parenting challenges, or family patterns can expect clear steps and steady support. Aleta has worked with issues such as trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, addictions, caregiving stress, and blended family challenges.

Her approach mixes evidence-based methods with attention to each person’s story. The result is a collaborative plan shaped around what the client needs now. Therapy is offered in formats that suit different schedules, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Aleta commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for strong reactions or relationship strain.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting connection. Together she and the client decide which approaches fit best. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process based on goals, needs, and personal preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy is offered through several formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, handle follow-up between meetings, and keep progress moving when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skills work to each format so clients can practice and track changes in everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
Aleta works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, parenting, relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, addictions, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a warm, client-centered style that listens first and then introduces practical tools. Sessions balance talk therapy with concrete skills for coping and communication.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional and life transition issues. That experience informs a practical approach to common problems like stress and grief.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - with license number GA LPC LPC006596 and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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