Andrea Deases , LPC

Andrea Deases is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a warm, collaborative approach to mental health care. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at Tyler and has worked across a range of clinical settings, supporting people through high-stress moments and long-term challenges. Andrea has experience in crisis centers working with severe mood and psychotic disorders, and she has also supported children, teens, families, and adults in community counseling settings to improve communication, set boundaries, and create healthier home dynamics.

Her work with adults spans general anxiety, life transitions, loss, depression, and low self-esteem, and she welcomes clients interested in personal growth even when there is not a single presenting concern. Andrea draws from a mix of evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person, combining cognitive behavioral techniques, narrative work, solution-focused strategies, and person-centered practices. This flexibility lets her center the client experience while setting collaborative goals and practical steps toward change.

Andrea emphasizes listening first and building a therapeutic plan together, acknowledging what cannot be controlled while focusing on perspectives and choices that can shift a person’s experience. Her practice aims to help people move toward more manageable, meaningful ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andrea Deases commonly integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy into her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and empowered to set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and teaches practical skills to change reactions, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.

She also draws on elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when clients need tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques offer concrete strategies to manage intense emotions and improve relationships while validating a person’s experience.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Andrea collaborates with each client to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into varied schedules and to maintain continuity of support with licensed professionals regardless of geographic constraints.