Deanna Mullins

Deanna Mullins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and anger. She creates a calm space where clients can talk about hard feelings without judgment. Her approach aims to help people take small steps toward a more manageable life.

She uses practical methods that focus on the present and on values that matter to each person. Deanna combines tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with emotional regulation and grounding.

For people impacted by past trauma, she also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as one part of a broader plan when appropriate. Motivational Interviewing helps clients find their own reasons to change, especially around addictions or lifestyle shifts. Sessions emphasize what the client wants to achieve and clear, realistic steps toward those goals.

Deanna works with adults on a range of life transitions and concerns, including caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to identity and relationships. She supports people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Her style is warm, steady, and focused on practical change.

To begin, she asks clients to identify goals and priorities so therapy can be tailored to daily life. The aim is to leave each session with something usable - a strategy to apply between meetings or a new way to look at a persistent problem.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action toward those values. Online sessions using ACT often focus on simple exercises and real-life experiments the client can try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. In an online setting CBT usually involves structured conversations, worksheets, and homework tailored to daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that fit the person and their situation. That process is collaborative and may shift as needs change over time.

Specific session formats are not detailed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also let people practice skills in their usual environment and bring examples directly into the conversation. Licensed professionals can help adapt techniques to work well over distance and to match each person's goals.