At a glance
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Missouri / 2014007454
- NPI
- 1174906820
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational Interviewing
- Client-centered care
- Practical goal setting
About Deonna
Deonna Crabtree is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 20 years in mental health and higher education. She offers a calm, collaborative approach and aims to make starting counseling feel less intimidating. Deonna focuses on creating a relaxed space where people can talk through what matters to them and begin to make changes.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs, helping with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Deonna has experience with addictions, eating concerns, parenting stress, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She addresses complex topics such as abandonment, divorce and separation, domestic violence, infidelity, and isolation. Her approach emphasizes practical steps and clear goals while honoring each person's pace.
She aims to keep sessions straightforward and approachable, likening counseling to a conversation over coffee. That relaxed style is paired with methods that help people identify patterns, set achievable goals, and notice progress. Sessions are shaped by what the person wants to work on and how they prefer to do that.
People who choose Deonna can expect a therapist who listens, tailors support, and focuses on usable strategies. She works from Missouri and conducts sessions in English. For next steps, users are asked to follow the platform's start process to match and schedule.
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How Deonna’s approaches work in online therapy
Deonna uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons and motivation for change, using gentle questions and reflection to build momentum. Client-Centered Therapy guides the way she listens and responds, focusing on empathy and meeting people where they are to make space for honest conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which can help with anxiety, mood concerns, and problem solving.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process lets the plan change as progress is made or new issues come up.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online care can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow for a quieter check-in between errands or work tasks. Discussing goals and using methods like CBT or Motivational Interviewing translates well to remote sessions and can be adapted to how the person prefers to meet. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHDAdditional focus areas
AbandonmentDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
20+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem, eating concerns, parenting stress, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative, relaxed, and individualized. She aims to make sessions feel like a calm conversation while focusing on practical steps and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience in mental health and higher education working with a wide range of concerns across the lifespan.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking to know whether sessions are online, phone, or in person.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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