Andrea Deases, LPC

Andrea Deases is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and life changes. Andrea keeps sessions straightforward and focused so parents and individuals can get clear steps to try between meetings.

Andrea earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at Tyler and has five years of counseling experience. She has worked in crisis settings and community centers, supporting people through depression, bipolar episodes, and severe emotional distress. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns and attachment issues.

In sessions she listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals. Andrea blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered techniques and solution-focused ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to build emotion regulation and stress tolerance.

Andrea addresses a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationships and family dynamics, grief, anger, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose. She offers practical tools clients can use between appointments to notice patterns and respond differently.

The work is collaborative: Andrea helps people choose which techniques fit their needs and preferences. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on real-world changes that make daily life easier.

How Andrea’s Approaches Work Online

Andrea commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and test small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions and is useful for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions start with listening and following the person’s priorities. This approach is helpful when someone needs space to sort feelings, explore identity, or decide on life direction.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are goals. DBT-based techniques teach concrete coping skills for managing intense feelings and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Andrea collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue care from different locations.