Deana Hartshorn is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem.
01About Deana
Deana Hartshorn is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps into therapy less overwhelming. Parents reading on a phone will find short, direct explanations and a calm tone.
She uses approaches that focus on the person in front of her and on practical change. That means listening closely to where someone is stuck, then trying small experiments and ways of thinking that can reduce distress.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot and test unhelpful thoughts. Narrative techniques help people rewrite stuck stories about themselves. Deana has worked in counseling roles for 11 years and holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Texas.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. Her background includes helping people with relationship strains, communication problems, and life changes such as divorce and midlife transitions. Sessions often focus on clear goals and short-term strategies when those are useful.
She also supports deeper work around identity, forgiveness, guilt, and feelings of emptiness. Practical tools are paired with conversation so clients can try different ways of coping between meetings. For people wondering what to expect, Deana tailors the rhythm and content of sessions to each person.
She encourages curiosity about thoughts and patterns, and helps build steps toward greater self-love and purpose. Starting therapy is framed as a gradual process rather than a single event.
02Credentials
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC.0016071 · expires August 2027
- LPC (Texas)
- License 94948 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1609299155 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Methods Deana names
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04Online support
How these approaches work online
The practice blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding each persons perspective and building a respectful connection; it helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk. Cognitive behavioral methods look at specific thoughts and behaviors and test practical changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. Solution-focused work narrows in on goals and small steps that produce quick improvements.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approach to emphasize based on needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process may shift over time as progress is made or new issues arise.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking small wins, or when writing helps someone sort thoughts. These formats make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into busy lives.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, relationship challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, communication problems, divorce and separation, and womens issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and person-centered, combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work. Narrative methods are used to help people reframe life stories.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of professional work experience in counseling roles. That experience includes helping people with motivation, confidence, and emotional concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Texas and practices out of Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meetings?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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