Deanna Mullins, LCSW

Deanna Mullins is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Deanna aims to create a calm setting where people can talk about hard things without judgment.

Her approach mixes straightforward talk with hands-on strategies. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness tools help people notice their values and take small, meaningful actions.

Deanna also brings methods meant for trauma recovery when needed. EMDR can be part of the work for people processing painful memories. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants support finding their next move.

She has worked across a range of concerns including addictions, relationship strain, parenting stress, caregiving challenges, chronic illness, and issues tied to aging and end-of-life care. Her background includes work in Idaho and Oregon settings over two decades, which gives her experience with varied life circumstances.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Deanna helps set clear goals and builds small steps toward them. She supports people who want a more balanced, purposeful life and who are ready to begin making changes.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Deanna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings.

EMDR is also part of her toolkit for people processing traumatic memories; when appropriate, specific EMDR protocols can be adapted for remote sessions with careful planning. The therapist will talk with each person about what methods might fit their history, symptoms, and personal comfort. Choosing an approach is a team effort and may shift as goals change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls provide face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect between meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy lives, caregiving schedules, or ongoing health needs while keeping work focused on real-world steps and goals.