About Deanna
Deanna Mullins is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and ADHD. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings and start moving toward clearer goals.
Deanna supports people who are coping with life changes, substance concerns, relationship strain, and issues around self-esteem and purpose. She blends practical skills with reflective work.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward tools to manage overwhelming moments and step-by-step plans to try between meetings. Deanna uses mindfulness and acceptance strategies to help people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them. She also draws on cognitive approaches to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns.
For trauma work, she may use techniques designed to reduce the intensity of painful memories while helping clients regain control of daily life. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change or wants to build new habits. Deanna adapts methods to fit each person’s pace and goals rather than following a single script.
Deanna has worked in a range of settings over two decades, giving her experience with chronic illness, caregiver stress, end-of-life concerns, and first responder issues. Her background includes work with people facing impulsivity, addiction, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. She brings steady, practical support to difficult problems.
Sessions are offered in English and provided through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Deanna practices in Idaho and holds the LCSW credential, and she helps clients figure out steps they can take toward clearer routines and calmer days.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Deanna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose behavior that matches their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing new ways of responding to reduce distress.She also incorporates EMDR-style trauma techniques when appropriate to help reduce the intensity of painful memories and improve day-to-day functioning. These methods are adapted to the online setting with clear, paced steps so clients feel prepared for each exercise.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions begin by exploring what’s most important to the client and trying strategies to see what helps in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and longer talking sessions, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit quick check-ins during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing brief reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions and maintain continuity while working toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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