Deanna Williams, LCSW, LICSW

Based in Alabama 8 years in practice Online sessions

Practical support for strong emotions and life transitions

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How Deanna works

Practical facts

Credentials: LCSW, LICSW
Licensed in: Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Deanna

Deanna Williams is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and addiction. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and brings eight years of direct practice to each session. Deanna uses clear, down-to-earth language so clients can focus on practical steps forward.

She centers sessions on building connection and improving communication. Clients learn tools to calm strong feelings, handle grief, and face life changes with more confidence.

Background and approach

Deanna pays attention to how health concerns and caregiving stress affect mood and behavior. Her work often addresses isolation and compassion fatigue. She supports people coping with cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiving strain.

Postpartum and young adult issues are also areas she commonly helps with. Deanna blends client-centered methods with structured skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and strengthen commitment to change.

Sessions emphasize simple, actionable strategies that can be used between meetings. People who meet with Deanna can expect straightforward guidance and steady support. She aims to respect each person's values and pace while teaching communication skills and emotion regulation.

The overall goal is practical improvement in day-to-day functioning and well-being.

What Deanna works with

Everything Deanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Deanna's practice.

Approaches Deanna lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online approaches that build skills and connection

Deanna commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and understanding the person's perspective so they feel heard and can explore concerns at their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Deanna collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful. Conversations about goals and strategies happen together so the plan fits the person's life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer discussion, phone sessions can fit a break at work, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging allows ongoing, brief reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily rhythms.

Questions people ask about Deanna

What concerns does she address most often?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and related issues such as caregiver strain and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends client-centered listening with practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and uses motivational interviewing to support change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience offering psychotherapy and support for a range of mental health and life concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Alabama.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled and how do I begin?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.