- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About DeAnna
Dr. DeAnna Brookhart is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 27 years of experience. She works with adults facing addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Brookhart uses a client-centered, solution-focused stance in sessions. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people sort practical next steps. Conversations tend to focus on current problems, workable strategies, and small changes that fit daily life.
Her background includes long experience in community mental health and private practice settings. That background informs practical approaches to addictions and coping skills. She helps people identify patterns that get in the way and then tries out different ways of responding.
Sessions address both immediate stress and longer term goals like career direction or repairing close relationships. She also works with issues that overlap with medical or caregiving roles, such as aging and caregiver stress. Her approach aims to balance emotional, behavioral, and social factors when making a plan.
Outside of practice she enjoys cooking, reading and family time. She asks people to complete a brief questionnaire to match with her and to schedule a first session when they are ready to begin.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. In practice this means the therapist prioritizes the client's goals and preferences and responds to what the client brings each session.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses short exercises and practical experiments to test new behaviors and reduce unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, addictions and stress.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses guided questions and reflective listening to clarify values and resolve mixed feelings about change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and try strategies that fit the client's needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, with adjustments made based on what helps most.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are used. Confirm the current online formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions work around work or family commitments.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to life direction?
She works with career questions, coping with life changes, stress and feeling stuck after major life events. Life purpose is listed among her areas of focus.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a client-centered and solution-focused approach. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral tools to identify patterns and try practical new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working in both community mental health and private practice settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing from Illinois.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.