Deonna Crabtree, LPC

Deonna Crabtree is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 20 years of experience in mental health and higher education. She works with adults on problems like anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting stress, and anger. Her approach is collaborative and relaxed, and she aims for straightforward conversations rather than clinical distance.

Deonna uses practical methods drawn from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies. She combines these with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when appropriate. Sessions focus on concrete steps to manage symptoms, improve coping, and address patterns that keep problems returning.

She has experience supporting people who have lived through trauma and abuse, and those managing mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar conditions, and disordered eating. Deonna also helps people dealing with grief, career stress, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Her background in higher education informs how she talks about development and coping across different life stages.

Deonna describes her style as relaxed and conversational. She frames therapy as practical conversations where the therapist and client decide what to try next. That can mean learning skills for anger and impulsivity, testing small behavior changes, or working through patterns that affect relationships.

Her sessions emphasize clear goals and small experiments. She works with people to build plans they can use between appointments. If you want to adjust how you respond to frustration, resentment, or frequent snapping, she offers steady, practical guidance.

How her approaches translate to online sessions