Deana Fisher , LMSW

Deana Fisher is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 40 years of experience practicing in Michigan. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also supports issues around relationships, self-esteem, parenting, grief, and career changes.

Deana aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She listens first to understand what feels most urgent. Then she works with people to set small, manageable goals and steps toward them.

Her approach adapts to the person in front of her. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to build distress tolerance and emotional regulation.

Deana includes motivational interviewing when people need help finding internal reasons to change. For clients with past harm, she uses trauma-focused methods to address painful memories and reactions. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, not full of jargon.

People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and steady support through life transitions. She tailors sessions to each person’s needs and pace. Taking a first step can be hard, and she encourages realistic progress rather than perfection.

Practical approaches for online care

Deana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in her work. CBT helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that increase stress or depression, often through small experiments and clear homework. DBT teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, with specific exercises for distress tolerance and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Deana will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. The plan can shift over time based on what helps most, and she aims for a collaborative process where you have input on pace and focus.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging let you check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep work moving between meetings.