Therapist profile
Deia Lawrence, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Trauma and abuse
About Deia
Deia Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 18 years of experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and family or parenting concerns. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleeping problems, and work-related stress.
Lawrence draws on client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and emotion-focused work. She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when they fit a person’s goals. Sessions are practical and focused on what people want to change at home and in relationships.
Her background includes work with survivors of sexual and physical trauma and with members of the LGBTQ community. She has experience addressing sexual identity conflicts, feelings of marginalization, PTSD, and family-of-origin problems. She also helps with adoption and foster care matters, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
As a parent of a child with special needs, Lawrence brings lived experience with the strain of complex caregiving and with supporting families from under-resourced backgrounds. She has served on the board of a nonprofit that assists largely Latino families of children with special needs.
Outside of practice she enjoys watching Jeopardy!, playing with her cat, and hosting gatherings for friends and family. The focus in sessions is on clear steps people can use at home to cope better, resolve conflict, and manage everyday pressures.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to a person. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to work through family and parenting tensions at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and managing low mood with step-by-step skills.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps name and understand emotions that drive relationship patterns. It can be helpful for intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and lingering family conflict.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches based on their goals, concerns, and preferences. If something isn’t working, they will adjust techniques together rather than sticking to one way of working.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or after work. Different formats also let people choose whether to be on camera, take a phone call, or use another arrangement - pick what helps you engage and manage your time.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting issues are addressed?
She works with parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is integrative and practical, using client-centered therapy, CBT, EFT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address day-to-day challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with adults from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin and practices there.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.