About Deena
Deena Ott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, stress, and challenges around eating and self-esteem. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive.
Deena keeps sessions calm and direct. She listens first and follows the client’s lead. When helpful, she offers structure, prompts, and practical skills to try between meetings.
How Deena works
The focus is on small changes that add up over time. Her approach pulls from attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness practices. That mix helps address patterns in relationships, emotional regulation, and unhelpful thoughts.
Techniques are explained plainly and practiced in session so clients can use them in real life. Deena has worked across multiple states and now practices in Texas. She helps people facing family-of-origin issues, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication difficulties.
She also supports those coping with divorce, domestic violence, and substance concerns. Sessions emphasize achievable goals and steady progress. People are invited to name what matters most and to test new ways of coping.
The initial meeting is a chance to talk about expectations and decide whether the approach feels like a good fit.
Deena lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Deena works with
The areas below are the ones Deena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect feelings and reactions. It helps people understand why certain relationships trigger strong emotions and guides practical changes in relating to others.Client-centered therapy centers on listening, validation, and helping a person find their own path. This approach is useful for building trust, clarifying goals, and supporting decisions about life changes.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often shortened to CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches straightforward techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to practice new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression.
Finding the right combination of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what feels most effective. This is a collaborative process where feedback shapes the plan.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter place is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a written format feels easier. These options aim to increase access and flexibility while supporting steady progress.
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