DeAnna Graham, LCMHC

DeAnna Graham is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 13 years of professional experience. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and parenting struggles. She also helps people facing grief, addiction issues, ADHD, and career or identity questions. Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring practical skills to each person's situation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She blends that with client-centered care, which focuses on the person's goals, and mindfulness techniques to build moment-to-moment awareness. DeAnna has extensive experience working with people who face barriers related to mental, social, emotional, developmental, physical, or economic challenges. That background includes work on anger and behavior management, crisis intervention, and motivation and confidence building. She has helped people navigate hospice and end-of-life concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and multicultural challenges. Sessions aim to be straightforward and solution-focused. DeAnna helps clients set clear, achievable steps and practices they can use between meetings. She also supports people who want coaching-style guidance for career or life transitions. She communicates clearly and keeps organization and problem solving central to the work. The therapist emphasizes respect for diversity and encourages steady growth toward greater independence. If someone is ready to try therapy, DeAnna offers guidance and practical tools to move forward.

How her approaches work online

DeAnna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and habits, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy that centers the conversation on the person's goals and experiences, making sessions collaborative and respectful. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help people build present-moment awareness and cope with stress and strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor methods to the individual's needs. That collaborative process helps ensure the plan fits the person's life and priorities.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing contact between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.