Cletus Deller, LMHC

Cletus Deller is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience. He draws on practical, goal-focused methods to help people make concrete changes. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related approaches to address intense problems like anxiety, addiction, and trauma.

He began his career as a teacher and later completed graduate study in psychology and counseling. That background shaped a direct style that favors skills, plans, and measurable steps over open-ended talk. Sessions aim to identify small, doable shifts that improve daily functioning.

Cletus works with common and complex concerns such as stress, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. He also focuses on abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication or control problems.

His approach mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques, and EMDR when appropriate. He helps people learn coping skills, manage strong emotions, and reduce patterns that keep problems alive. The style is practical and action-oriented, with attention to personal values and relationships.

Cletus offers services from Florida and provides sessions in English. He accepts international clients and uses a variety of online formats to match different needs. People who want clear steps and steady tools often find this kind of work useful.

How practical approaches translate to online therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. It teaches skills like scheduling activities, testing assumptions, and building routines to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It mixes mindfulness with goal-directed steps to handle emotions and stay connected to what matters.

The therapist treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. Together we look at your goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try methods that fit. If one way does not help, adjustments are made so the plan stays useful and relevant to the person’s needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are good for working closely on skills and eye contact. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging suits short updates, homework check-ins, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, travel, or caregiving schedules while still using CBT, ACT, or attachment-informed techniques.