Deana Hartshorn
Practical, compassionate care focused on changing thoughts
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Deana
Deana Hartshorn is a licensed professional counselor with over 11 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strains, low self-esteem, and depression. She draws on evidence-informed approaches to help clients reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Her work incorporates cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and narrative elements to create individualized treatment plans. Deana emphasizes identifying and challenging self-defeating thoughts, then replacing them with healthier beliefs and behaviors so clients can move toward clearer goals and greater emotional balance.
She approaches every person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and interventions to each client's needs. Licensed in Texas and Colorado, Deana also offers support around abandonment, communication problems, divorce and separation, feelings of emptiness, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, midlife concerns, self-love, and women's issues.
She encourages those who have taken the step to seek help and collaborates with clients to create actionable next steps toward improved wellbeing.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Deana commonly uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and develop concrete coping skills, which can be practiced between sessions. She also draws on client-centered principles, providing empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting so clients feel heard while deciding the pace and focus of work.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works with clients to determine what methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative exploration may involve trying different strategies and adjusting the plan as progress and priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access help from wherever a client is located within her licensed region. These options allow for consistent contact, ongoing skill practice, and real-time support tailored to each person's lifestyle and therapeutic goals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and where is she based?
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Which session formats are available?
How are sessions priced?
What steps are required to begin therapy?
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Colorado, Texas
Languages
English