Neva Deschner, LCSW

Neva Deschner is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She brings ten years of professional experience and focuses on building skills that fit daily life. Neva speaks plainly and centers the client's own goals in each session.

She works with people facing relationship strain, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. Addictions, bipolar mood challenges, depression, and trauma are also within her focus. She pays attention to the emotional fatigue that can come from caregiving and stressful jobs and helps clients find rest and recovery strategies.

Neva often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try alternative behaviors. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help regulate intense emotions and improve distress tolerance. Together these approaches aim to give concrete tools for managing difficult moments.

Sessions emphasize short-term skills and long-term habits. Neva encourages clients to notice small changes and practice new ways of reacting between sessions. She treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them build on existing strengths.

Neva blends straightforward guidance with a respectful, calm presence. Her Texas-based practice includes support for people dealing with domestic violence concerns, end-of-life and hospice issues, and the journey toward greater self-love. She communicates in English and focuses on practical steps toward a more manageable life.

How CBT and DBT work in online therapy

Neva uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions break problems into small, workable steps so clients can practice new skills between meetings and track progress over time. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers emotion regulation techniques and distress tolerance skills to manage strong feelings and reduce reactive behavior.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Together they decide which skills to try first and adjust the plan based on what works in real life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to use skills in the moment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules and to keep using strategies between sessions.