Deonia Young , LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Deonia Young is a licensed clinical social worker based in Georgia with six years of clinical experience. She holds the credentials LICSW, LCSW, and CSW, which indicate advanced training and licensure in clinical social work and the ability to provide therapeutic services at the clinical level.

Deonia specializes in working with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, coping with life changes, relationships, family issues, anger, self-esteem challenges, depression, and ADHD. She also provides focused support around abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, attachment issues, caregiver stress, body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation, life purpose, and midlife transitions.

Her approach is warm, flexible, and integrative, drawing on Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person’s needs. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored and practical skills can be developed. Deonia collaborates with clients to set realistic goals and to build strategies that fit their lives and values, supporting steady progress toward greater resilience and well-being.

Therapeutic approaches for online support and growth

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and trust. It helps people recognize relational habits and build more secure, supportive ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, offering concrete strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions or impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Deonia collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adapt strategies over time to ensure the work feels relevant and sustainable.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility in how and when care happens. Video calls and phone sessions allow for real-time conversation, while live chat and text-based messaging provide options for shorter check-ins or between-session support. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care across different circumstances.