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Online therapist

Deanna Dillard

Compassionate, practical counseling for families and life stressors

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Deanna

Deanna Dillard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of clinical experience in Georgia. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family challenges. She aims to make the first step feel manageable by offering steady, nonjudgmental support.

Her approach centers on listening first. She creates space for clients to say what matters to them and then works together to find workable steps forward.

Background and approach

That can mean learning simple coping skills for anxiety, talking through relationship patterns, or addressing sleep and eating concerns that interfere with daily life. Over nearly two decades Deanna has used a range of tools to meet real-life problems. She draws from client-centered therapy to follow each person’s lead and from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.

She also brings elements of the Gottman method when couples want to improve communication and reduce conflict. Deanna’s style is calm and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, small experiments to try between meetings, and honest conversation about what is and isn’t working.

Parents and family members often find this straightforward style helpful when routines and relationships feel strained. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Deanna holds the license SC LPC 9127 and GA LPC LPC013278 and works with a wide range of concerns including trauma, grief, ADHD, gender dysphoria, multicultural issues, and more.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and respected; the therapist follows the client’s concerns and priorities and focuses on building trust and understanding. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to change behaviors and reduce symptoms such as anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That may mean combining listening-centered strategies with skill-based CBT or using relationship-focused techniques when family or partner concerns come up.

Online therapy offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, to maintain continuity when travel or life changes occur, and to pick the format that feels most comfortable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for each format so progress can continue between sessions.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and many related issues listed in her profile.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on listening, clear goals, and simple skills to try between sessions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns from anger and addiction to intimacy and coping with life changes.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Georgia and has the credentials SC LPC 9127 and GA LPC LPC013278.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English

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