Andrea Deases , LPC

Andrea Deases is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a strong background in clinical mental health to her therapeutic work. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at Tyler and has served as a counselor in Texas since 2016. Andrea has experience across multiple care settings, including crisis centers where she supported people facing severe episodes of depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia, and community counseling centers where she worked with children, teens, and families to improve communication, set healthy boundaries, and create safer home environments.

She also has extensive experience supporting adults through anxiety, life transitions, grief, low self-esteem, and general self-growth. Andrea takes an empathic, listening-first stance and partners with clients to set concrete goals and pursue meaningful change. She recognizes that some circumstances lie outside individual control while emphasizing the ways people can influence their outlook, coping skills, and daily choices.

Andrea uses an eclectic, collaborative approach that draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused strategies, narrative therapy methods, and person-centered principles. In practice she aims to tailor interventions to each person’s needs and to help clients build practical skills for managing stress, relationships, and life challenges.

Approaches for Online Therapeutic Support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space in which the client’s perspective guides the work. The therapist listens attentively and supports self-exploration so clients can identify their own values, goals, and strengths. This approach is often helpful for people seeking clarity, self-growth, or improved self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges where changing thinking and behavior can improve coping.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, making it useful for mood instability, ongoing stress, and conflict management.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Andrea will work with each person as a licensed professional to assess needs, preferences, and goals and to adapt methods that fit the individual. Clients and therapists refine the plan together as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for clients with busy schedules, limited transportation options, or those who prefer remote care. These formats support continuity of care and make it easier to access regular, timely support from licensed professionals when it’s needed.