Deana CaldwellLPC

About Deana

Deana Caldwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her approach is first and foremost person-centered, because she wants her clients to get every benefit they can from counseling and to know that their treatment is tailored to them. She specializes in trauma therapy, and she also has experience treating many mental health diagnoses across a very diverse client population. Deana earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Guilford College in 2005. Before pursuing her master's degree at Capella University, she worked as a case manager for people with developmental and cognitive disabilities. She graduated with a Master's in Mental Health Counseling in 2014. After graduating, she worked as a Bereavement Counselor, helping people cope with the loss of a loved one. She then worked in outpatient mental health care, treating clients with diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and Schizoaffective Disorder, as well as clients seeking help with stress management, boundary setting, assertiveness, and self-esteem. Deana chose to pursue more specialized trauma training because she saw the need for these services. She has worked with clients who have experienced traumatic events, including child or adult sexual abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, emotional abuse, military trauma, and significant losses such as the death of a loved one or divorce. She is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and she is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with her clients. She works with adolescents, adults, and couples. On a personal note, Deana is a single mother to one energetic and creative daughter. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with loved ones, attending live shows, and binge-watching her favorite movies and TV shows. She understands that entering counseling is not an easy decision for everyone, so she tries to be the best guide she can be on each client's healing journey.