About Deanna
Deanna Childers is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She speaks plainly and creates a calm space where clients can say what they’re thinking and feeling. Deanna encourages small steps and recognizes that starting therapy can feel hard.
With about ten years of experience that includes internships and post-graduate work, she offers steady support for common struggles. She helps people dealing with ADHD, autism-related concerns, low self-esteem, panic attacks, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
She also supports parents facing parenting stress and people trying to find more purpose in life. In sessions she listens first, then works with clients to set practical goals. Conversations can include ways to manage panic, handle daily stress, or improve communication with others.
Deanna uses straightforward strategies to build confidence and reduce avoidance. She emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental tone so clients feel heard. Expect clear feedback, simple skill practice, and plans you can try between sessions.
Progress is usually steady when people practice the tools they learn in session. Deanna offers sessions in English and is licensed in Illinois as an LCPC. She combines her clinical experience with a warm, patient approach to help people move toward greater calm and purpose.
Approaches that guide online care
Deanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach emphasizes managing anxiety through breathing, grounding, and gradual exposure to feared situations to reduce panic and avoidance. Another approach centers on building practical coping and communication skills to improve relationships and daily functioning when stress or ADHD symptoms interfere.Finding the right approach often happens together. She will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From that conversation she and the client choose techniques to try and adjust them as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can pick what fits their life. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can help people check in between sessions or use therapy in brief moments during the week. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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