About Deana
Deana Hartshorn is a licensed professional counselor who works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She helps clients who are navigating relationship struggles and life changes. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to tailor care to each persons needs.
Hartshorn draws on more than 11 years of professional experience across Colorado and Texas. She uses practical tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more productive ways of thinking.
How Deana works
She also uses client-centered methods to make space for each persons story and priorities. Narrative ideas are part of how she helps people reframe painful life chapters. Solution-focused techniques are used to find small, concrete steps forward when a person feels stuck.
Cognitive approaches guide work on thoughts that feed anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. The therapist listens first, then helps set realistic steps clients can try between meetings.
Deana emphasizes compassion and sensitivity while working at a steady, practical pace. People who reach out can expect a collaborative style that combines problem-solving with attention to personal values and life goals. The plan is shaped to fit what each person wants to change and how fast they want to move.
Deana lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Deana works with
The areas below are the ones Deana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people find their own answers; this can help when someone needs space to process emotions or understand their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts that influence feelings and behaviors. In short, it teaches practical strategies to notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety and low mood over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. From there they will choose or combine methods in a collaborative way rather than insisting on a single path.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls make it easy to have face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when someone wants to write out thoughts between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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