Curtis DeLoach

Curtis DeLoach is a Kentucky licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of practice. He draws on long experience to help people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship problems. Curtis aims to make difficult issues easier to talk about and to find practical ways forward.

He listens with a client-centered stance, then helps people identify patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions often focus on communication, managing stress and anger, and repairing connections that matter. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thinking and from emotion-focused work to address intimacy and attachment concerns.

Curtis also brings methods that help process trauma when needed. He uses mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior approaches to support emotional regulation and reduce impulsive reactions. When trauma memories are part of the problem, he may use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing techniques to help lessen their intensity.

Over his career he has supported people through major life changes, caregiving strain, career-related stress, and the aftermath of loss. He pays attention to issues like guilt, shame, and forgiveness while helping clients build healthier day-to-day habits. The style in sessions is practical, steady, and focused on small, doable steps.

To begin, Curtis asks about current struggles and personal goals, then works with each person to shape a plan. He encourages straightforward talk about what isn’t working and tries to make therapy an understandable part of everyday life.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress with clear steps you can practice between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a strong working relationship. The therapist follows the client's pace and priorities, helping them feel heard while they work through personal goals and day-to-day challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy brings concrete tools for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive actions. DBT-style skills include distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be practiced during and between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, history, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so the plan can change as needed.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing flexible scheduling. It can also support shorter check-ins when needed or allow sessions without being on camera if that helps someone engage better. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking to know which formats are offered.