- Family of origin issues
- Anxiety and depression
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Deia
Deia Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, grief, and family-related issues, including family of origin problems and parenting challenges. She also supports people navigating identity questions, intimacy-related issues, and career or life-change stressors.
Her approach mixes client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused methods. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skills, and understanding how early family roles and expectations still affect current relationships. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are used to help with motivation and moment-to-moment coping.
Deia draws on long experience with people from varied cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. That background informs how she talks about multicultural concerns, communication problems, and issues like abandonment, attachment, and blended family dynamics. She also brings perspective from parenting a child with special needs when discussing caregiver stress and related concerns.
In sessions she helps people identify unhelpful patterns, test new ways of relating, and rehearse skills for managing emotions and conflict. Practical work might include behavior experiments, emotion-focused conversations, and brief mindfulness exercises. She aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on concrete steps.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in Wisconsin. Prospective clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspectives. Online sessions use that principle by asking what matters most and shaping conversations around those priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and often includes practical exercises. In an online session CBT can involve setting specific tasks, reviewing results, and practicing new skills together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and speak about underlying emotions in relationships. Online meetings can use guided conversation to identify patterns and rehearse different ways of responding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the client decide which methods to try based on their concerns, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and the ability to join from wherever the client is located within the same state. If you need to know which specific session formats are offered, confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to schedule a brief check-in, do a longer focused session, or use audio-only if that better fits the moment.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, parenting concerns, and family of origin issues among other related topics.
What is her therapy style?
She uses a blend of client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to guide sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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