Deanna Revels

Deanna Revels is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio. She works with adults and focuses on trauma, anxiety, mood concerns, obsessive thoughts and behaviors, and neurodevelopmental differences. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Deanna draws on narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they carry about themselves. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, often shortened to EMDR, to address traumatic memories, and exposure and response prevention, or ERP, for obsessive-compulsive patterns. These tools are used alongside conversational work to reduce distress and increase coping skills.

Clients can expect clear goals and step-by-step plans. Deanna helps people break big problems into manageable pieces. Sessions include skill practice and reflections on what is working outside of therapy.

Her training includes a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and an Educational Specialist degree in Counseling from Kent State University, earned in 2020. She has six years of experience in the field and holds an Ohio LPCC credential.

Deanna focuses on concerns common to LGBT people and also addresses issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, communication struggles, dissociation, grief after divorce or separation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and co-occurring conditions. She conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Deanna practices several evidence-based techniques that guide her work. Narrative therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and rewrite those narratives to reduce shame and increase agency. EMDR, which stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, focuses on reducing the emotional charge of traumatic memories so they interfere less with daily life. Exposure and response prevention, or ERP, is a structured method for facing obsessive fears and learning to tolerate anxiety without performing compulsive responses.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client talk about goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. This can mean blending techniques across appointments so the work fits the person's needs and pace.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it reduces travel time, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can fit around work or caregiving schedules. Therapists and licensed professionals will discuss which methods translate well to remote sessions and how to structure appointments for steady progress.