Deanna Abraham, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Deanna

Deanna Abraham is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel usable for everyday life. Her work often centers on improving mood, coping skills, and confidence so clients can handle daily demands better.

Deanna has practiced independently since 2009 and brings 15 years of clinical experience. She previously trained as an associate certified Applied Behavioral Analyst, which adds behavioral perspective to her therapy.

Background and approach

She uses that background to help clients notice patterns, try new habits, and track real changes over time. Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and techniques that can be used between meetings.

Deanna draws on cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful. She also uses motivational interviewing and a client-centered stance to support readiness for change. That mix helps with overwhelm, anger, addictions, grief, parenting stress, and questions about purpose or career.

The aim is to reduce obstacles so clients can move toward the life they want. Deanna provides online care from Texas and conducts sessions in English. She helps people explore coping strategies for panic, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and other concerns while keeping the focus on day-to-day functioning and realistic next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. CBT is hands-on and goal oriented.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about current struggles, goals, and what feels most workable. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, or DBT skills and motivational interviewing make sense and adjust as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach coping skills, track progress, and keep momentum without requiring travel.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger, family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and career challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and client-centered, combining CBT, ACT, DBT skills, and motivational interviewing to build usable tools and clear goals.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 15 years of experience and has been licensed independently since 2009 as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She practices from Texas and holds the credential TX LPC 64233 as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which online session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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