Deena Ott, LCSW - Therapist in Texas

About Deena

Deena Ott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. She brings 23 years of clinical experience and works with adults in Texas. Deena aims to offer a calm, straightforward place to talk through worries and start making small, practical changes.

She uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. That can include cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts, DBT skills to manage intense emotions, and mindfulness practices to build present-moment focus.

Background and approach

Sessions move at a pace set by the person seeking help, with prompts or structure offered when useful. Deena also addresses issues tied to relationships and family dynamics, including attachment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and family of origin problems. She works with people dealing with substance use, eating and body image struggles, and caregiver stress.

These topics are brought into sessions in straightforward language and with concrete tools. Her style is direct and compassionate. She listens first and then helps people set practical steps they can try between sessions.

Sessions may involve skill practice, thought work, or learning ways to handle triggers and strong feelings. To begin, a person completes a brief questionnaire and schedules a session. Deena provides care through multiple remote formats and tailors her approach to fit individual goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Deena commonly blends cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness into sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and help people stay grounded when emotions rise.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, to teach concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving emotional regulation. These skills are useful when someone feels overwhelmed or has frequent strong reactions and wants clear, step-by-step strategies.

Finding the right fit is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try approaches that match those needs. Adjustments are made along the way so the plan stays practical and useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These formats make it easier to attend from home, fit sessions around work or caregiving, and practice skills between meetings. The same therapeutic work - talking through problems, learning new coping tools, and trying small behavioral changes - can be done effectively using remote formats.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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 concerns does Deena help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, eating and body image concerns, trauma and related family issues.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Her style is calm and direct. She listens first, then uses practical techniques and teaches skills to manage feelings and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 23 years of experience in clinical social work supporting a range of concerns and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Deena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses listed as AZ LCSW LCSW-22029 and TX LCSW 63436 and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I get started with a session?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Family conflicts

Also works with

Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Anger management
Attachment issues
Body image
Career difficulties
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Compassion fatigue
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Depression
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Eating disorders
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Grief
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Parenting issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self esteem
Self-love
Trauma and abuse
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 23 years
Licensed: Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada
Languages: English

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