About Deanna
Deanna Hatcher is a licensed professional counselor with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship worries. She works with parents and individuals who are trying to rebuild self-esteem, handle parenting challenges, or find clearer direction during midlife change. Deanna practices from Alabama and conducts sessions in English.
Her work tends to be practical and goal-focused. She uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change daily life.
How Deanna works
Sessions often involve setting clear, manageable steps and checking progress week to week. Deanna also supports people facing chronic pain, illness, and disability who need coping strategies. She addresses communication problems, substance use concerns, financial stress, grief over family problems, and issues tied to prejudice or multicultural stress.
She includes talking about fatherhood issues, women’s issues, and the shame or guilt that can hold people back. When someone comes in feeling stuck, Deanna works to break problems into smaller parts. She helps clients notice patterns, set short-term goals, and build on small successes.
Her style is direct but compassionate, focusing on practical change rather than long lecture. Clients meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. The process usually starts with a brief questionnaire and scheduling a first session to map goals and decide an approach that fits the person’s life and needs.
Deanna lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Deanna works with
The areas below are the ones Deanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice and test thoughts that keep them stuck. In sessions this often means identifying a worry or belief, trying small behavioral experiments, and tracking what changes. Motivational interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and gently strengthens their motivation; it is useful for issues like substance use or making difficult life changes. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on what is already working and builds short, practical steps toward a preferred future, which can speed up progress when time is limited. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, then recommend starting methods and adjust them as needed. Clients and therapist collaborate on what feels most helpful and practical for daily life. Online sessions offer flexibility that fits busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when discussion and visual cues matter. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, or health demands.Start online instead of waiting
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