Deia Lawrence , LPC

Deia Lawrence is a Wisconsin licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience supporting adults and families from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. She brings focused expertise in trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and concerns common to LGBTQ individuals. Her practice emphasizes a holistic view of wellness that attends to mind, body, and spirit while drawing on integrative methods including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.

Lawrence has experience working with survivors of sexual and physical trauma as well as with persons of color and members of the LGBTQ community. She has assisted people coping with sexual identity questions, feelings of marginalization, PTSD, parenting stress, career transitions, and loss. As the parent of a child with special needs, she offers practical insight for others navigating similar caregiving and advocacy challenges and brings lived experience to her work with families.

Outside of her practice she serves on the board of a nonprofit that supports socioeconomically disadvantaged Latino families of children with special needs. She approaches each person with empathy, respect, and compassion, and aims to empower people to move toward meaningful, sustainable change. In her free time she enjoys watching Jeopardy!, spending time with her cat, and hosting gatherings for friends and family.

Integrative Approaches and Online Support

Deia Lawrence integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused therapy to tailor online care to each person’s needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens closely and helps clients explore their own goals and values - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, navigating identity questions, and strengthening motivation for change.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, sleep concerns, and stress. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people look at emotional responses and attachment patterns in relationships, making it useful for couples work, intimacy concerns, and family dynamics.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Deia will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then adapt methods over time so therapy stays responsive and practical. Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, allow continuity of care from different locations within the therapist’s practice area, and provide multiple ways to engage so people can find the format that fits their life and communication style.