About Deana
Deana Schad is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps that fit into everyday life and meets people where they are. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, aimed at building small, lasting changes rather than quick fixes.
Deana emphasizes whole-person care that includes attention to sleep, nutrition, movement, and relationships. She uses cognitive approaches alongside mindfulness and emotion-centered work to shift thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are geared toward identifying values and aligning daily habits with what matters most to the client. Her practice often centers on habit change and stage-matched support, so people move at a pace that fits their readiness. She also works on communication problems, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strains, career questions, and coping with midlife shifts.
Addiction concerns, including drug and alcohol issues, are an additional focus. Deana brings 17 years of clinical experience as an LPC in Michigan to her work. She creates a reflective space where clients can uncover their own insights and practical next steps.
The aim is less about eliminating normal human pain and more about reducing suffering through intentional choices. People who want straightforward guidance on building healthier routines and clearer priorities often find this approach helpful. Deana frames therapy as a partnership to increase awareness, strengthen coping skills, and move toward a life that feels more balanced and aligned.
Approach-driven online therapy for practical change
Deana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based methods in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address addictive patterns. Mindfulness therapy helps people notice their thoughts and bodily reactions so they can respond more intentionally rather than react automatically.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Deana works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, readiness, and daily life. She adjusts strategies over time so the work feels useful and doable rather than overwhelming.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat sessions allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, parenting schedules, or busy days while keeping the focus on steady, practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English