Deana Schad, LPC

Deana Schad is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She draws on 17 years of clinical experience to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and build new habits that support daily functioning and wellbeing.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's readiness for change. Deana emphasizes small, sustainable habit shifts like improving sleep, movement, and nutrition alongside emotional work.

Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas shape how she listens and responds. That means conversations focus on each person's values and strengths while also teaching skills to tolerate strong emotions and navigate relationship challenges. She helps people examine what matters most and align daily choices with those values.

Mindfulness and Emotionally-Focused Therapy elements are woven into her work to increase awareness and deepen emotional connection with oneself and others. Practical exercises and brief skill practices are used between sessions so change continues outside the room.

Deana works with concerns such as addictions, parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, career shifts, seasonal mood changes, and social anxiety. She aims to help people reduce suffering by changing patterns that no longer serve them and supporting a life that feels more intentional and balanced.

How CBT and Mindfulness Translate to Online Care

Deana commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that cause stress or depression. CBT sessions online focus on clear goals, practical exercises, and homework that can be done between visits to build new habits.

She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practices online may include short guided exercises and breathing techniques that fit into a busy day. Client-Centered principles guide the tone of sessions so conversations remain focused on each person's values and priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and readiness for change. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what proves most helpful.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversation and skill coaching, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging supports brief questions or between-session check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.