Deia Lawrence , LPC

Deia Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with 18 years of experience helping people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. She brings an integrative, whole-person approach that attends to mind, body, and spirit while tailoring care to the specific concerns each person brings. Deia has extensive experience supporting survivors of sexual and physical trauma, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community, and she has worked with individuals coping with anxiety, depression, PTSD, questions about sexual identity, feelings of marginalization, parenting challenges, career transitions, grief, and loss.

Her therapeutic style blends client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques, trauma-informed practices, and stages-of-change work to offer practical tools alongside empathic listening. As a parent of a child with special needs, she brings personal insight into parenting challenges and advocates for families navigating similar situations. Deia also serves on the board of a nonprofit that supports families of children with special needs, many of whom are socioeconomically disadvantaged and Latino, which informs her multicultural perspective and commitment to community-focused care.

Outside of her professional work she enjoys watching Jeopardy!, spending time with her cat, and hosting gatherings for friends and family. She approaches each person with compassion, empathy, and respect and aims to empower individuals to move toward the life they want.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy and Emotional Repair

Deia commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a warm, accepting space where the person’s perspective guides the work. This approach emphasizes empathy and active listening so people can explore identity, relationships, and values at their own pace.

She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and sleep or stress-related concerns. CBT offers concrete tools for changing behaviors and improving daily functioning.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when relationship patterns and attachment issues are central. EFT helps people and families understand emotional responses and shift interaction patterns to improve closeness and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work - Deia collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time, combining approaches when that best supports progress.

Online therapy with Deia includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or caregiving responsibilities and to continue therapy when life circumstances change.