Deanna Rasnic
LPC
Direct compassionate counseling for practical change
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- CBT approach
- Empathetic and direct
- Texas LPC
About Deanna
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how past hurts affect current behavior. Deanna is direct but warm, offering honest observations alongside support as people work through difficult feelings.
Her background includes more than 20 years as a counselor and over 10 years in private practice. She has worked in agency settings and has experience with adoption-related concerns, including pre- and post-placement counseling for birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted children. That history informs her work with attachment, abandonment, blended family issues, and parenting concerns.
Clients can expect a practical process that mixes insight and skills practice. Common topics she addresses include eating and body image issues, codependency, communication and control problems, addictions, intimacy and commitment struggles, and coping after divorce or loss. Deanna holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling and is licensed in Texas as an LPC.
Her style is empathetic, non-judgmental, and practical. She aims to help people carry less burden, make clearer decisions, and move toward goals that matter to them.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How CBT and practical therapy translate online
Deanna uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify patterns of thought that lead to upsetting feelings and unhelpful behavior. CBT focuses on noticing thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, and depression. It is often goal-oriented and includes homework between sessions to practice new skills.Her work also emphasizes addressing how past hurts affect present reactions. That means talking through past experiences, linking them to current patterns, and then building concrete steps to interrupt those cycles. This approach can help with relationship issues, attachment concerns, eating and body image problems, and coping after loss.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients are involved in setting priorities and deciding what to try next.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats she offers, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, avoid travel time, and continue care during transitions. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that better match a lunch break or demanding schedule.
At a glance
- Listed location
- Texas
- Experience
- 28+ years
- Credentials
- LPC
- Languages
- English
- License (Texas)
- LPC · No. 15663
- NPI
- 1295035509
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Deanna help with?
She works with people facing anger, stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, addictions, trauma, parenting challenges, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is empathic and direct. She combines honest feedback with practical steps to help people make changes.
How long has she practiced counseling?
Deanna has 28 years of counseling experience, including more than 10 years in private practice and years working in agency settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.