About Dean
Dean Moyer is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience helping people navigate hard times. He builds practical, individualized plans and works side by side with each person. He keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what will help you now.
His style is collaborative and strength-based. He listens first, then uses approaches that fit each person’s situation. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and short-term strategies to manage stress, anxiety, or mood symptoms.
Background and approach
Dean has a long history of working with concerns such as addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or family problems. He also addresses parenting strain, caregiver stress, codependency, and workplace issues. He brings experience with bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and self-harm concerns as well.
He draws on client-centered methods along with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior tools. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques are also part of his toolset. The approach is pragmatic - he uses what helps a person move forward.
People working with Dean can expect a warm, supportive tone and an emphasis on resilience. He aims to help clients find clarity in difficult situations and to build skills for lasting change. Dean practices in Pennsylvania as an LPC and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own goals. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and decide what matters most.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical steps and skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions for issues like anxiety or depression.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. It is useful for strong mood swings, intense emotions, and learning concrete coping tools.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you decide whether to focus on skill-building, deeper reflection, or a mix of approaches.
Online sessions can be convenient and flexible. Video calls let you work face to face when a longer conversation or skills demonstration helps. Phone sessions can fit a brief check-in or a time with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to follow up between meetings or to check in when writing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English