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Neva Deschner

Insightful LCSW focused on practical change

LCSW Texas

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Neva

Neva Deschner is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Texas with a decade of professional experience helping people navigate life transitions and emotional challenges.

Background and approach

She integrates evidence-based strategies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to address stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and trauma-related difficulties while also focusing on issues like self-esteem and motivation.

Her practice emphasizes a strengths-based view that sees each person as the expert in their own story, and she aims to collaborate with clients to build practical skills for coping and growth. Neva also brings experience supporting people facing grief and loss, relationship strain, compassion fatigue, addictions, and situations related to domestic violence and end-of-life care.

She encourages those ready to pursue change to take that initial step, offering steady professional support as clients work toward greater wellbeing. Sessions emphasize realistic, actionable steps alongside validation and empathy, with attention to cultivating self-love and confidence while addressing immediate concerns and long-term goals.

Using CBT and DBT Skills in Online Therapy

Neva incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into online work to provide structured, skills-focused care that translates well to remote formats. CBT helps identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop behavioral strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, offering concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client's goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities to tailor techniques from CBT or DBT as appropriate, adjusting methods over time so the work fits each person's needs and pace.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing therapy to fit into varied schedules and life demands. These formats make it possible to practice skills between sessions, check in during challenging moments, and maintain continuity of care even when in-person meetings are not feasible.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Neva commonly address?
She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, self-esteem, motivation, addictions, compassion fatigue, and additional focuses such as domestic violence and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
What therapeutic styles does she use?
The practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach practical coping skills, emotion regulation techniques, and ways to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Neva has ten years of professional experience working with clients across a variety of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Texas, with license number TX LCSW 53919, and maintains a practice based in that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Domestic violenceHospice and end-of-life counselingSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English